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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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Mar 8, 2020
Mar 8, 2020
20 min
Pico della Mirandola argues for the harmony of the ancient authorities, draws on Jewish mysticism, and questions the value of humanist rhetoric.
Dec 1, 2019
Dec 1, 2019
20 min
Cassandra Fedele, Isotta Nogarola, and Laura Cereta seek fame and glory through eloquence and learning.
Sep 8, 2019
Sep 8, 2019
20 min
Lorenzo Valla launches a furious attack on scholastic philosophy, favoring the resources of classical Latin.
Nov 4, 2018
Nov 4, 2018
19 min
Psellos and other experts in rhetoric explore how this art of persuasion relates to philosophy.
Jun 3, 2018
Jun 3, 2018
21 min
Eastern Christian philosophy outside of Constantinople, focusing on translation and exegesis in the languages of Syriac and Armenian.
Nov 19, 2017
Nov 19, 2017
20 min
Be surprised by how many philosophical problems arise in connection with angels (how many can dance on the head of a pin is not one of them).
Jul 30, 2017
Jul 30, 2017
32 min
Peter speaks to Jack Zupko about John Buridan's secular and parsimonious approach to philosophy.
Jul 16, 2017
Jul 16, 2017
20 min
The hipster’s choice for favorite scholastic, John Buridan, sets out a nominalist theory of knowledge and language, and explains the workings of free will.
May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017
19 min
The scholastics discuss the ambiguity of terms, the nature of logical inference, and logical paradoxes, and play the game of “obligations.”
Mar 12, 2017
Mar 12, 2017
21 min
How the language of thought relates to spoken and written language, according to William of Ockham.