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:
Sextus Empiricus pushes skepticism to its limits with his uncompromising Pyrrhonism
Peter discusses Cicero's method and philosophical allegiances with Raphael Woolf
Cicero, inspired by the skepticism of the New Academy, uses his literary talents to present the wisdom of the Greeks
The Skeptical Academy attacks Stoic claims that certain knowledge is possible
Peter begins to examine ancient Skepticism, beginning with Pyrrho's life and doctrines, or lack thereof
John Sellars joins Peter to discuss the Roman Stoics and their "art of living"
Marcus Aurelius' Meditations are a classic of Stoicism written by the most powerful philosopher who ever lived
Epictetus, greatest of the Roman Stoics, tells you how to set yourself free
Seneca wields his rhetorically charged Latin to advance Stoic ethical theory
David Sedley discusses the Stoic school and its evolution
The Stoic ethical theory insists that perfection is possible, and that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism
The Stoic cosmos: suffused with divinity, surrounded by void, and endlessly repeating
The Stoics set out and defend an ambitious theory of knowledge, where it is possible to avoid all error
Introducing the early Stoics, Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus, and their innovations in logic
James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism
