Though 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.
Suárez and other Iberian scholastics ask where political power comes from and under what circumstances it is exercised legitimately.
Vitoria, Molina, Suárez and others develop the idea of natural law, exploring its relevance for topics including international law, slavery, and the ethics of economic exchange.
Did the metaphysics of Francisco Suárez mark a shift from traditional scholasticism to early modern philosophy?
What was Luis de Molina trying to say about human free will with his doctrine of “middle knowledge,” and why did it provoke such controversy?
To celebrate reaching 450 episodes, Peter looks at the philosophical resonance of two famous artworks from the turn of the 16th century: Dürer’s Self-Portrait and Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel.
We learn from Anna Tropia how Jesuit philosophy of mind broke new ground in the scholastic tradition.
The “School of Salamanca,” founded by Francisco Vitoria, and the commentators of Coimbra are at the center of a movement sometimes called the “Second Scholastic.”
Yes, there were Spanish Protestants! Andrew (Andrés) Messmer joins us to explain how they drew on humanism and philosophy to argue for their religious agenda.
Cajetan, Bañez and other thinkers make Aquinas a central figure of Counter-Reformation thought; we focus on their theories about analogy and the soul.
Ignatius of Loyola’s movement begins modestly, but winds up having a global impact on education and philosophy.
Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross push the boundaries of individual spirituality and offer philosophically informed accounts of mystical experience.
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.
Bartholomé 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.
Jakov Vodanović
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.
Granny InSanDiego
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.
Granny InSanDiego
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.
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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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