History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Summary: 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." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition. www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Podcasts:
Peter turns DJ, with some actual music interspersed with discussion about theories of music in Arabic philosophical texts.
Ibn al-Haytham draws on the tradition of geometrical optics to explain the mystery of human eyesight.
Deborah Black joins Peter to talk about al-Farabi's innovations concerning knowledge and certainty.
Al-Fārābī combines Islam and Greek sources to present the ideal ruler as a philosopher who is also a prophet.
Peter begins to look at the systematic rethinking of Hellenic philosophy offered by al-Farabi, focusing on his logic and metaphysics.
A group of mostly Christian philosophers transpose the practices of antique Aristotelian philosophy to 10th century Baghdad.
A double dose of Peters, as Pormann joins Adamson to discuss medicine and philosophy in the Islamic world.
The doctor and philosopher Abu Bakr al-Razi sets out a daring philosophical theory involving five eternal principles: God, soul, matter, time and place.
Saadia Gaon draws on Greek philosophy and Islamic theology to provide a rational account of Jewish belief.
The roots of Jewish philosophy in the Islamic world, focusing on the Rabbinic background in the Mishnah and Talmud, and the thought of early figures like Isaac Israeli.
Al-Kindī uses Hellenic materials to discuss the eternity of the world, divine attributes, and the nature of the soul.
Greek philosophy and science make their way into the Islamic world via Syriac and Arabic translations and interpretations.
A first look at the philosophical contributions of Islamic theology (kalām) and its political context, focusing on the Muʿtazilites Abū l-Hudhayl and al-Naẓẓām.
The rise of Islam creates a new context for philosophy not only among Muslims, but also Jews and Christians.
John Marenbon joins Peter to discuss Boethius' solution to the problem of divine foreknowledge.
