History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 069 - Beyond Belief - Pyrrho and Skepticism

Peter begins to examine ancient Skepticism, beginning with Pyrrho's life and doctrines, or lack thereof

HoP 068 - John Sellars on the Roman Stoics

John Sellars joins Peter to discuss the Roman Stoics and their "art of living"

HoP 067 - The Philosopher King - Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations are a classic of Stoicism written by the most powerful philosopher who ever lived

HoP 066 - You Can Chain My Leg - Epictetus

Epictetus, greatest of the Roman Stoics, tells you how to set yourself free

HoP 065 - Anger Management - Seneca

Seneca wields his rhetorically charged Latin to advance Stoic ethical theory

HoP 064 - David Sedley on Stoicism

David Sedley discusses the Stoic school and its evolution

HoP 063 - Like a Rolling Stone - Stoic Ethics

The Stoic ethical theory insists that perfection is possible, and that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism

HoP 062 - We Didn’t Start the Fire - the Stoics on Nature

The Stoic cosmos: suffused with divinity, surrounded by void, and endlessly repeating

HoP 061 - Nobody’s Perfect - the Stoics on Knowledge

The Stoics set out and defend an ambitious theory of knowledge, where it is possible to avoid all error

HoP 060 - Walking on Eggshells - the Stoics on Logic

Introducing the early Stoics, Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus, and their innovations in logic

HoP 059 - James Warren on Epicureanism

James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism

HoP 058 - Reaping the Harvest - Lucretius

In "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius sets Epicureanism into Latin poetic verse

HoP 057 - Nothing to Fear - Epicureans on Death and the Gods

The Epicureans reassure us against the terrors of death and punishment by the gods

HoP 056 - Am I Bothered? - Epicurean Ethics

Pleasure is the good, according to Epicurus. But how do we live most pleasantly?

HoP 055 - The Constant Gardener - Epicurus and his Principles

Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism

HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics

The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy

Filling the Gaps - a Brief History of Nothing

A recording of Peter's lecture delivered on Oct 25, 2011, at the Arts and Humanities festival on "The Power of Stories" at King's College London.

HoP 053 - Beware of the Philosopher - the Cynics

Diogenes and the other Cynics “deface the currency” by exposing the hypocrisy of Greek society.

HoP 052 - Fighting Over Socrates - the Hellenistic Schools

Introducing the Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans and Cynics, the schools of the Hellenistic age

HoP 051 - The Next Generation - the Followers of Plato and Aristotle

The Old Academy and Theophrastus carry on the legacy of Plato and Aristotle