HoP 174 - Leading Light - Suhrawardi

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HoP 174 - Leading Light - Suhrawardi

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May 4, 2014

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Suhrawardī, founder of the Illuminationist (ishrāqī) tradition, proposes a metaphysics of light on the basis of his theory of knowledge by presence

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May 4, 2014

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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". www.historyofphilosophy.net

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HoP 055 - The Constant Gardener - Epicurus and his Principles: Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 082 - Lost and Found – Aristotelianism after Aristotle: Peter looks at the history of Aristotelianism up the time of the Roman Empire and the beginning of commentaries on his works by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 174 - Leading Light - Suhrawardi

HoP 174 - Leading Light - Suhrawardi

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