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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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HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisition

2024/02/18

How religious persecution and censorship shaped the context of philosophy in Catholic Europe in the sixteenth century.

HoP 438 - Don't Give Up Pope - Catholic Reformation

2024/02/04

How the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation created a context for philosophy among Catholics, especially in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.

HoP 437 - Jennifer Rampling on Renaissance Alchemy

2024/01/21

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!

HoP 436 - Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores - Robert Fludd

2024/01/07

Our last figure of the English Renaissance undertakes daring investigations of chemistry, medicine, agriculture, and cosmology – and gets accused of magic and Rosicrucianism.

HoP 435 - Metal More Attractive - William Gilbert and Magnetism

2023/12/24

The cosmological and methodological implications of breakthroughs in the understanding of magnetism and electricity at the turn of the 17th century.

HoP 434 - The Eye Sees Not Itself But By Reflection - Theories of Vision

2023/12/10

Changing ideas about eyesight, light, mirror images, and refraction – and the skeptical worries they may have inspired.

HoP 433 - Nature’s Mystery - Science in Renaissance England

2023/11/26

How scientists of the Elizabethan age anticipated the discoveries and methods of the Enlightenment (without necessarily publishing them).

HoP 432 - If This Be Magic, Let It Be an Art - John Dee

2023/11/12

Science, intrigue, exploration, angelic seances! It's the life and thought of Elizabethan mathematician and magician John Dee.

HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism

2023/10/29

A discussion of the history and philosophical significance of scholasticism from medieval times to early modernity, and even today.

HoP 430 - I’ll Teach You Differences - British Scholasticism

2023/10/15

The evolution of Aristotelian philosophy from John Mair in the late 15th century to John Case in the late 16th century.

HoP 429 - She Uttereth Piercing Eloquence - Women’s Spiritual Literature

2023/10/01

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.

HoP 428 - Weird Sisters - Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Witchcraft

2023/09/17

How Macbeth reflects the anxieties and explanations surrounding witchcraft and witch-hunting in early modern Europe.

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4.7 out of 5

1461 reviews

Poetry Person 2024/01/15

Philosophy for Fun

Really enjoy and have learned so much from this podcast. I’ve laughed out loud, I’ve reexamined my beliefs. Hooked ever since lockdown. Thank you, Pet...

Jesse9859 2023/12/15

Thank you!

I just want to say that I really appreciate everybody involved in making this podcast. What a huge undertaking! Thank you for sticking with it.

tmlarso 2023/10/20

Absolutely great

One of the best and most informative podcasts I’ve listened to. Perfect length and a wonder introduction to great thinkers

Ееебой228 2023/10/16

Plato is my friend, but Aristotle is also my friend))

I would never read 15 Plato’s dialogues in a row if not for this podcast! It takes a long time to follow the episodes combining it with reading, but a...

Johm taylor 2023/06/12

Excellent

The best!

Jdjjejdjdjxkfoe 2023/04/19

Serious quality!

The ability of an educational podcaster, or any writer, is to be concise is very under appreciated. I think a good indicator of the quality of the pod...

Robert Parish 2023/03/02

I’m impressed!

I originally wanted to listen to the episodes about the Ancient Roman Stoics. But I was impressed by the quality of the show, and started at the firs...

Dan # 8 2023/01/28

Superbly Realized

A great joy to listen closely to Adamson’s podcasts—and to be invited and inspired to think more deeply!

jdbakermd 2022/09/26

The best

The podcast I have listened to the longest. I truly hope it doesn’t end!

Franceswe 2022/08/24

History of Philosophy without any gaps

Very worthwhile;succinct but informative

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