HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism

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HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism

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Oct 29, 2023

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

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Oct 29, 2023

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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 042 - Soul Power - Aristotle's De Anima: Aristotle's theory of soul: its functions and how it relates to the body by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 021 - We Don't Need No Education - Plato's Meno: The Meno and Plato's theory of recollection by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 012 - Malcolm Schofield on the Presocratics: Malcolm Schofield on Heraclitus, Parmenides and other early Greek philosophers by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 002 - Infinity and Beyond - Anaximander and Anaximenes: Two early Pre-Socratics claim that the world is made of air, and the infinite by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 015 - Socrates without Plato - the Portrayals of Aristophanes and Xenophon: Socrates according to the comic poet Aristophanes and the historian Xenophon by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 017 - Raphael Woolf on Socrates: Raphael Woolf discusses Socrates as presented by Plato by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 057 - Nothing to Fear - Epicureans on Death and the Gods: The Epicureans reassure us against the terrors of death and punishment by the gods by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics: The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 011 - All You Need Is Love, and Five Other Things - Empedocles: Love, Strife and the four elements in Empedocles by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 020 - Virtue Meets Its Match - Plato's Gorgias: Ethics against immoralism in a Socratic masterpiece. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 037 - Hugh Benson on Aristotelian Method: Hugh Benson discusses Aristotle's ideas about arriving at knowledge by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 014 - Making the Weaker Argument the Stronger - the Sophists: Rhetoric and relativism in Protagoras, Gorgias and other sophists by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 040 - Let's Get Physical - Aristotle's Natural Philosophy: Aristotle's Physics explains change, time and place with the help of his actuality/potentiality distinction by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 003 - Created In Our Image - Xenophanes Against Greek Religion: The gods in Homer and Hesiod, and the critique of Xenophanes by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 024 - Famous Last Words - Plato's Phaedo: Forms and the immortality of the soul in the Phaedo by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 041 - Richard Sorabji on Time and Eternity in Aristotle: Richard Sorabji discusses time, eternity and mosquitos in Aristotle's Physics by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 099 - Richard Sorabji on the Commentators: Richard Sorabji joins Peter to discuss the ancient commentators on Aristotle by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 030 - A Likely Story - Plato's Timaeus: A divine craftsman makes the cosmos from triangles in Plato's Timaeus by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 028 - Fiona Leigh on Plato's Sophist: Fiona Leigh discusses Plato's revised theory of Forms in the Sophist by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 033 - Last Judgments - Plato, Poetry and Myth: Plato's attack on the poets and his own use of myth in the Republic and other dialogues by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 010 - Mind Over Mixture - Anaxagoras: Is everything mixed with everything? Anaxagoras on Mind and the cosmos by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 078 - Middle Men - the Platonic Revival: Pioneering thinkers Eudorus, Alcinous, and Numenius fuse Pythagoreanism with Platonism and pave the way for Plotinus. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 032 - Frisbee Sheffield on Platonic Love: Frisbee Sheffield discusses Plato's erotic dialogues, including the Symposium by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 069 - Beyond Belief - Pyrrho and Skepticism: Peter begins to examine ancient Skepticism, beginning with Pyrrho's life and doctrines, or lack thereof by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 104 - Let's Talk Turkey - the Cappadocians: Basil of Caesarea, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus use philosophy to help the poor and to defeat their theological opponents by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 070 - The Know-Nothing Party - the Skeptical Academy: The Skeptical Academy attacks Stoic claims that certain knowledge is possible by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 008 - You Can't Get There From Here - Zeno And Melissus: Zeno's paradoxes and Melissus develop the Eleatic philosophy by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 050 - MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf on Aristotle on Plato: Peter's colleagues MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf join him for a special 50th episode interview, to discuss Aristotle's reactions to his teacher Plato by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 038 - Down To Earth - Aristotle on Substance: Aristotle's critique of Platonic Forms and defense of his own metaphysics by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 059 - James Warren on Epicureanism: James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 438 - Don't Give Up Pope - Catholic Reformation: How the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation created a context for philosophy among Catholics, especially in Spain, Portugal, and Italy. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 437 - Jennifer Rampling on Renaissance Alchemy: 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! by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 436 - Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores - Robert Fludd: Our last figure of the English Renaissance undertakes daring investigations of chemistry, medicine, agriculture, and cosmology – and gets accused of magic and Rosicrucianism. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 426 - A Face Without a Heart - Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Individualism: How the Renaissance turn towards individual identity is reflected in Shakespeare's most famous play. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 423 - Heaven-Bred Poesy - Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser: We begin to look at Elizabethan literature, as Sidney argues that poetry is superior to philosophy, and philosophy is put to use in Spenser’s "Fairie Queene". by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 420 - No Place Will Please Me So - Thomas More by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 417 - To Kill a King - The Scottish Reformation: John Knox polemicizes against idolaters and female rulers, while the humanist George Buchanan argues more calmly for equally radical political conclusions. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism

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