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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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Sunday Jul 28, 2013
Sunday Jul 28, 2013
Avicenna revolutionizes metaphysics with groundbreaking ideas about necessity and contingency, and his new distinction between essence and existence.
Sunday Jul 21, 2013
Sunday Jul 21, 2013
Despite a tumultuous life, Avicenna manages to become the most influential of all medieval philosophers.
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
Al-Ash‘arī puts his stamp on the future of Islamic theology by emphasizing God’s untrammeled power and freedom.
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
Peter is joined by Farhad Daftary, a leading expert on the Shiite group known as the Ismā'īlīs.