History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

Peter Adamson

Χώρα Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες

Είδη Κοινωνία & Πολιτισμός, Φιλοσοφία

Γλώσσα EN

Επεισόδια 501

Τελευταίο 03.10.2026

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. It is available at www.historyofphilosophy.net.

Επεισόδια

HoP 500c Troels Engberg-Pedersen on St Paul and the Stoics 03.10.2026 41λ

In the third of five episodes to mark the 500 episode milestone, an expert on Paul's letters tells us how Stoic ideas shaped his philosophy and theology.
HoP 500b Melissa Lane on Herotodus and Thucydides 30.09.2026 43λ

Our second episode in celebration of reaching the 500 mark fills a significant gap: Melissa Lane helps us to understand the ancient Greek historians Herotodus and Thucydides, including their relationship to Plato.
HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho 27.09.2026 50λ

In the first of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skipped in earlier series, Peter talks to a leading expert on the poems of Sappho.
HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism 13.09.2026 23λ

Pierre Bayle argues that religious disagreements should be tolerated and that there are powerful arguments against monotheism, even as some contemporaries embrace outright atheism.
Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows 16.08.2026 42λ

Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows
HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary 26.07.2026 20λ

Is Pierre Bayle’s pioneering reference work, the Historical and Critical Dictionary, a monument to skepticism or to fideism?
HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism 12.07.2026 19λ

The “Quietists” Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon argue that self-love can be overcome by cultivating a “pure love” for God. Their reward: to be accused of heresy.
HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine 28.06.2026 16λ

How the “neo-classical” tragedies of Racine explore the battle between passion and reason.
HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière 14.06.2026 18λ

Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.
HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists 31.05.2026 23λ

La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden 17.05.2026 21λ

How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.
HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism 03.05.2026 21λ

How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”
HoP 491 Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on Ideas 19.04.2026 19λ

Arnauld’s attack on Malebranche’s theory of the “vision in God” leads to a nuanced debate over the nature of ideas.
HoP 490 Steven Nadler on Occasionalism 05.04.2026 32λ

What inspired the occasionalist theory embraced by the 17th century Cartesians? We find out from a leading specialist on the topic.
HoP 489 All Power to Him: Malebranche and Occasionalism 22.03.2026 21λ

What led Malebranche to his notorious view that all bodily motions and thoughts are caused by God, with created things serving only as “occasions” for divine action?
HoP 488 No Particular Reason: Nicolas Malebranche 08.03.2026 19λ

We begin to explore Malebranche’s controversial development of Cartesian philosophy by looking at his theodicy.
HoP 487 Showing Good Judgment: The Port Royal Logic 22.02.2026 21λ

Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole update the study of logic to take account of the ideas of Descartes.
HoP 486 Friends of the Truth: Arnauld and Jansenism 08.02.2026 19λ

Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century.
HoP 485 Liz Jackson on Pascal's Wager 25.01.2026 38λ

An interview on contemporary approaches to Pascal's Wager: where decision theory meets philosophy of religion.
HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager 11.01.2026 22λ

Should we gamble on belief in God to have a chance at infinite reward?