Episodes
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
HoP 173 - For the Sake of Argument - Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
The hugely influential Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī weaves Avicenna and Islamic theology into complex dialectical treatments of time, God, the soul, and ethics.
Saturday Apr 19, 2014
HoP 172 - All Things Considered - Abu l-Barakat al-Baghdadi
Saturday Apr 19, 2014
Saturday Apr 19, 2014
Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī makes up his own mind about physics and the soul, and along the way inaugurates a new style of doing philosophy.
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
HoP 171 - Golden Ages - The Later Eastern Traditions
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
An introduction to later developments in philosophical theology, sufism, and Illuminationism, focusing on the reception and critique of Avicenna.
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
HoP 170 - Gad Freudenthal on Jewish Philosophy and Science
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Leading scholar of medieval Jewish thought Gad Freudenthal joins Peter in a concluding episode on Andalusian thought.