History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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).

Dietrich of Freiberg, Berthold of Moosburg, John Tauler and Henry Suso explore Neoplatonism and mysticism.

Changing ideas about money, just price, and usury, up to the time of Buridan, Oresme, and Gregory of Rimini.

The medievals were too firm in their beliefs to entertain skeptical worries, right? Don't be so sure, as Peter learns from Dominik Perler.

The debate between Nicholas of Autrecourt and John Buridan on whether it is possible to achieve certain knowledge.

Peter speaks to Jack Zupko about John Buridan's secular and parsimonious approach to philosophy.

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.

An interview with Monica Green reveals parallels between medicine and philosophy in the middle ages.

Ockham, Buridan, Oresme and Francis of Marchia explore infinity, continuity, atomism, and the impetus involved in motion.

Bradwardine and other thinkers based at Oxford make breakthroughs in physics by applying mathematics to motion.

Sara Uckelman soundly defeats Peter in the medieval logical game of "obligations."

The scholastics discuss the ambiguity of terms, the nature of logical inference, and logical paradoxes, and play the game of “obligations.”

Scotus, Ockham, and Bradwardine ask how we can be free if God knows and chooses the things we will do in the future.

Walter Burley flies the flag for realism against Ockham and other nominalists.

An interview with Susan Brower-Toland covering Ockham's views on cognition, consciousness, and memory.

How the language of thought relates to spoken and written language, according to William of Ockham.

Ockham trims away the unnecessary entities posited by other scholastics.

William of Ockham on freedom of action and freedom of thought.

In his book Defender of the Peace, Marsilius of Padua develops new theories of representative government, rights, and ownership.

Giles of Rome and Dante on the rival claims of the church and secular rulers.