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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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What do emotions reveal about the connection between mind and body? We turn to Descartes’ correspondence with Elisabeth and his On the Passions to find out.
A royal scholar and philosopher sets aside the tribulations of her family to debate Descartes over the relation between mind and body and the nature of happiness.
Descartes’ “provisional” morality and his views on free will and virtue.
Descartes’ Meditations caused controversy as soon as it appeared. In this episode we look at criticisms including the “Cartesian Circle,” and how Descartes answered them.
We're joined in this episode by a leading expert on one of the most famous works of philosophy ever written: Descartes' Meditations.
The word “Cartesian” is synonymous with a radical contrast between mind and body. What led Descartes to his dualism, and how can he explain vital activities in humans and animals having rejected the Aristotelian theory of soul?
How Descartes fashioned a “method” to repel even the strongest and most radical forms of doubt, with the cogito argument as its foundation.
For Descartes body is purely geometrical. So how does he understand features we can perceive, like color, and causation between bodies?
How René Descartes’ understanding of his own intellectual project evolved across his lifetime.
A look at the political and religious ferment that made up the historical context of philosophy in 17th century France and the Netherlands.
In this interview we learn more about the Republic of Letters: its importance for the history of ideas, it geographic breadth, who was involved, and the contributions of figures including Leibniz and Hartlib.
How scholars around Europe created an international network of intellectual exchange. As examples we consider the activities of Mersenne, Peiresc, Leibniz, Calvet, and Hartlib.
What is Enlightenment, anyway?
We finish our look at philosophy in the Reformation era with an interview about Galileo's use of a revolutionary technology: the telescope.
The philosophical issues at the heart of the notorious condemnation of Galileo and Copernican astronomy.
1Though most famous for his role in persecuting Galileo, Robert Bellarmine was a central figure of the Counter-Reformation, especially in his political thought.
Carlo Ginzburg’s innovative historical study The Cheese and the Worms looks at the ideas of an obscure 16th century miller, suggesting how popular culture might be integrated into the history of philosophy.
Natural philosophy and medicine in the work of two unorthodox thinkers of the late sixteenth century, both of them women.
Why do critics consider Don Quixote the first “modern” novel, and what does it tell us about the aesthetics of fiction?
We're joined by Tom Pink, who tells us about Suárez on ethics, law, religion, and the state.
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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