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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. NOTE: iTunes shows only the most recent 300 episodes; subscribe on iTunes or go to a different platform for the whole series.
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Fray Luis de Leon, Antonio Nebrija, Beatriz Galindo and other scholars bring the Renaissance to Spain.
In this interview we learn about the main issues in modern-day philosophy of disability, and the relevance of this topic for the European encounter with the Americas.
1Bartholomé De las Casas argues against opponents, like Sepúlveda, who believed that Europeans had a legal and moral right to rule over and exploit the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Iberian expeditions to the Americas inspire scientists, and Matteo Ricci’s religious mission to Asia becomes an encounter between European and Chinese philosophy.
How religious persecution and censorship shaped the context of philosophy in Catholic Europe in the sixteenth century.
How the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation created a context for philosophy among Catholics, especially in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
An expert on Renaissance alchemy tells us how this art related to philosophy at the time... and how she has tried to reproduce its results!
Our last figure of the English Renaissance undertakes daring investigations of chemistry, medicine, agriculture, and cosmology – and gets accused of magic and Rosicrucianism.
The cosmological and methodological implications of breakthroughs in the understanding of magnetism and electricity at the turn of the 17th century.
Changing ideas about eyesight, light, mirror images, and refraction – and the skeptical worries they may have inspired.
How scientists of the Elizabethan age anticipated the discoveries and methods of the Enlightenment (without necessarily publishing them).
Science, intrigue, exploration, angelic seances! It's the life and thought of Elizabethan mathematician and magician John Dee.
A discussion of the history and philosophical significance of scholasticism from medieval times to early modernity, and even today.
The evolution of Aristotelian philosophy from John Mair in the late 15th century to John Case in the late 16th century.
How women’s writing in England changed from the early fifteenth century, the time of Margery Kempe, to the late sixteenth century, the time of Anne Lock.
How Macbeth reflects the anxieties and explanations surrounding witchcraft and witch-hunting in early modern Europe.
Can Shakespeare’s Tempest be read as a reflection on the English encounter with the peoples of the Americas?
How the Renaissance turn towards individual identity is reflected in Shakespeare's most famous play.
We're joined by Patrick Gray to discuss Shakespeare's knowledge of philosophy, his ethics, and his influence on such thinkers as Hegel.
How should we approach Shakespeare’s plays as philosophical texts? We take as examples skepticism and politics in Othello, King Lear, and Julius Caesar.
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I feel like when comparing modern moral attitudes to this time you've been harsh to Spanish, as you should be, but not harsh to many Natives who performed human sacrifices (which you mentioned without much judgement, it seems to me) and regurarly engaged in horrible warfare. Imagine if there was a country today that killed childremn for a good harvest. I imagine it would be sanctioned and probably invaded.
The series on the History of Philosophy is ambitious and comprehensive. The host is sometimes serious and sometimes shares with us an inside joke. In this episode on Xenophanes, the host makes two minor mistakes. The Greek goddess of the rainbow is Iris, not Isis. And in Book XXII of the Iliad, Achilles does not drag Hector's lifeless body around the walls of Troy. He drags him back to the Greek camp. Later, he will drag him around the tomb of Patroclus. The gods strongly disapprove of this.
The point of all of Heraclitus' aphorisms is that words do not capture in full the true nature of reality. Words are an approximation of the real world. The contradictions can be cleared up by adding more words. So we need to be careful when we use language since truth may elude our ability to describe it.
I love this show. I walk away feeling like I understand the philosophy with my head AND my heart. I get a solid base of knowledge that I can bring into real world conversations, which in turn motivates me to look a little further. A Master at his craft, we’re lucky to get for free, trust me.
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I recall my 9th grade maths teacher saying that the Pythagorians hid the discovery of irrational numbers because it didn't jive with their concept of an orderly world. I never found out if that was true or not.
she suddenly risees her sound and it's a bit annoying, and interrupts the strings of the words.
Aspasia, beloved of Pericles, also came from Samos, who may be the real woman behind Socrates' dialog with Diotima described in Plato's "Symposium" where Socrates describes her idea of the ladder of love. Socrates visited Samos as a young man with his first teacher Archelaus. The historical references for these comments come from the wonderful book "Socrates in Love" by Armand D'Angour.
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I'm surprised that you didn't mention Commodus killed giraffes.
You said women and slaves would be excluded from the benefits of the ideal city, that is untrue, they would be excluded from the rights and duties of citizenship, but their lives would still be as orderly, productive, leisurely, and fulfilling as the conditions of the city could permit. Hierarchy certainly facilitates oppression, as monarchy facilitates tyranny, or democracy facilitates mob-rule, but it does not necessitate oppression. A just ruler acknowledges the limitations as well as the abilities of the ruled.
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This is so much fun!!! I can’t stop listening. Thanks for this production.
One aspect of physics that appears to be missing in this treatment of Zeno's paradoxes is that the world, i.e time and space, is being treated as continuous and not discrete. We know now that the shortest length possible is the Planck Length implying the world is no longer continuous and thus there are no longer an infinity of steps to take to reach a half way point. It is an exceedingly large number of steps, but they all take a very small amount of time to traverse. Thus we side step any necessity of the treatment of infinities and infinitesimals altogether.
Love this podcast, and the awesome deadpan cheesy lame jokes.
I am so greatful for this podcast and the time you have invested in producing it . I will get your books, for sure.
This podcast has a big problem. It's takes too long to have new episodes. I'm waiting for Nietzsche.
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Hi Love your podcast. in Pod 227 16:45 minutes in you say. "Body is nothing but an external tool for the body" Is that what you meant to say? If it was what do you mean by that or, was it a speako? /t.hales