Episodes

Sunday Sep 08, 2019
HoP 331 - Literary Criticism - Lorenzo Valla
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Lorenzo Valla launches a furious attack on scholastic philosophy, favoring the resources of classical Latin.

Sunday Jul 28, 2019
HoP 330 - Republic of Letters - Italian Humanism
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Coluccio Salutati and Leonardo Bruni combine eloquence with philosophy, taking as their model the refined language and republican ideals found in Cicero.

Sunday Jun 16, 2019
HoP 327 - Michele Trizio on Byzantine and Latin Medieval Philosophy
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
The series on Byzantium concludes as Michele Trizio discusses the mutual influence of Byzantium and Latin Christendom.

Sunday Dec 16, 2018
HoP 314 - Katerina Ierodiakonou on Byzantine Commentaries
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
Sunday Dec 16, 2018
A chat about commentaries on Aristotle from Byzantium with guest Katerina Ierodiakonou.

Sunday Dec 02, 2018
HoP 313 - Queen of the Sciences - Anna Komnene and her Circle
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Sunday Dec 02, 2018
Princess Anna Komnene makes good use of her political retirement by gathering a circle of scholars to write commentaries on Aristotle.

Sunday Sep 23, 2018
HoP 308 - Dominic O'Meara on Michael Psellos
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Dominic O'Meara speaks to Peter about Michael Psellos, focusing especially on his political philosophy.

Sunday May 06, 2018
HoP 300b - The Relevance of Medieval Philosophy Today
Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
Peter King, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, and Russ Friedman discuss their approaches to medieval philosophy, and its contemporary relevance.

Sunday Apr 22, 2018
HoP 300a - The Relevance of Ancient Philosophy Today
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Rachel Barney, Christof Rapp, and Mark Kalderon join Peter to discuss the importance of ancient philosophy for today's philosophers.

Sunday Jan 28, 2018
HoP 294 - Isabel Davis on Sexuality and Marriage in Chaucer
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Peter is joined by Isabel Davis to discuss marriage, sex and chastity in Chaucer, focusing on the Wife of Bath's speech.

Sunday Dec 03, 2017
HoP 290 - Martin Pickavé on Emotions in Medieval Philosophy
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Martin Pickavé returns to the podcast to talk about theories of the emotions in Aquinas, Scotus and Wodeham.

Sunday Feb 12, 2017
HoP 271 - Do As You’re Told - Ockham on Ethics and Political Philosophy
Sunday Feb 12, 2017
Sunday Feb 12, 2017
William of Ockham on freedom of action and freedom of thought.

Sunday Oct 09, 2016
HoP 262 - On Command - Scotus on Ethics
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
Scotus argues that morality is a matter of freely choosing to follow God’s freely issued commands.