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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Jun 30, 2013
Jun 30, 2013
26 min
Miskawayh, al-‘Amiri, al-Tawhidi, the Brethren of Purity and Ismaili missionaries bring together philosophy with Persian culture, literature and Islam.
Jun 23, 2013
Jun 23, 2013
22 min
Drawing on Galen and Aristotle, philosophers from al-Kindi to Miskawayh compose ethical works designed us to achieve health in soul, as well as body.
Jun 16, 2013
Jun 16, 2013
28 min
Peter turns DJ, with some actual music interspersed with discussion about theories of music in Arabic philosophical texts.
Jun 9, 2013
Jun 9, 2013
22 min
Ibn al-Haytham draws on the tradition of geometrical optics to explain the mystery of human eyesight.
Jun 2, 2013
Jun 2, 2013
30 min
Deborah Black joins Peter to talk about al-Farabi's innovations concerning knowledge and certainty.