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:
Origen of Alexandria weaves Platonic ideas into new and controversial theological ideas
Irenaeus, Clement and Justin Martyr consider the relevance of philosophy for Christianity
An overview of what the Church Fathers contributed to ancient philosophy
A special double interview celebrates reaching 100 episodes by looking at the cultural status of philosophy in the ancient world
Richard Sorabji joins Peter to discuss the ancient commentators on Aristotle
John Philoponus refutes Aristotle’s and Proclus’ arguments for the eternity of the universe, and develops new ideas in physics.
Julian the Apostate and the philosophers of Athens and Alexandria try to keep pagan philosophy alive in the late Roman empire
Dominic O'Meara speaks with Peter about political philosophy and mathematics in Neoplatonism
Anne Sheppard joins Peter to discuss aesthetics from Plato to Proclus
Proclus displays late Neoplatonism in all its glory
Iamblichus fuses Platonism with pagan religious conviction and sets the agenda for Neoplatonism in generations to come.
Porphyry defends vegetarianism and the harmony of Plato and Aristotle
James Wilberding joins Peter to examine what Plotinus and Porphyry contributed to the philosophy of nature
Plotinus struggles to explain the presence of suffering, evil and ugliness in a world caused by purely good principles – and tells us what role we should play in that world.
For Plotinus, Soul is on the border between the physical and intelligible realms. Can he convince us to identify ourselves with its highest part?
