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

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

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Nov 12, 2023

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

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Nov 12, 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
21 min listen
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
18 min listen
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
20 min listen
HoP 017 - Raphael Woolf on Socrates: Raphael Woolf discusses Socrates as presented by Plato by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
27 min listen
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
22 min listen
HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics: The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
21 min listen
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
17 min listen
HoP 020 - Virtue Meets Its Match - Plato's Gorgias: Ethics against immoralism in a Socratic masterpiece. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
19 min listen
HoP 037 - Hugh Benson on Aristotelian Method: Hugh Benson discusses Aristotle's ideas about arriving at knowledge by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
26 min listen
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
20 min listen
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
22 min listen
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
19 min listen
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
26 min listen
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
28 min listen
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
21 min listen
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
25 min listen
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
21 min listen
HoP 010 - Mind Over Mixture - Anaxagoras: Is everything mixed with everything? Anaxagoras on Mind and the cosmos by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
19 min listen
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
24 min listen
HoP 032 - Frisbee Sheffield on Platonic Love: Frisbee Sheffield discusses Plato's erotic dialogues, including the Symposium by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
25 min listen
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
23 min listen
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
24 min listen
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
37 min listen
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
21 min listen
HoP 059 - James Warren on Epicureanism: James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
28 min listen

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HoP 443 - Marketplace of Letters - Iberian Humanism: Fray Luis de Leon, Antonio Nebrija, Beatriz Galindo and other scholars bring the Renaissance to Spain. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 442 - Scott Williams on Disability and the New World: 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. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 441 - Lambs to the Slaughter - Debating the New World: 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. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 440 - Longitudinal Studies - Exploration and Science: Iberian expeditions to the Americas inspire scientists, and Matteo Ricci’s religious mission to Asia becomes an encounter between European and Chinese philosophy. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisition: How religious persecution and censorship shaped the context of philosophy in Catholic Europe in the sixteenth century. 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 435 - Metal More Attractive - William Gilbert and Magnetism: The cosmological and methodological implications of breakthroughs in the understanding of magnetism and electricity at the turn of the 17th century. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 434 - The Eye Sees Not Itself But By Reflection - Theories of Vision: Changing ideas about eyesight, light, mirror images, and refraction – and the skeptical worries they may have inspired. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism: A discussion of the history and philosophical significance of scholasticism from medieval times to early modernity, and even today. 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 424 - Hast Any Philosophy In Thee? - William Shakespeare: How should we approach Shakespeare’s plays as philosophical texts? We take as examples skepticism and politics in Othello, King Lear, and Julius Caesar. 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 419 - Write Till Your Ink Be Dry - Humanism in Britain: Humanism comes to England and Scotland, leading scholars like Thomas Eylot and Andrew Melville to rethink philosophical education. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 418 - Diarmaid MacCulloch on the British Reformations: A leading expert on the history of the Reformation joins us to explain the very different stories of England and Scotland in the 16th century. 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 416 - God’s is the Quarrel - The English Reformation: The historical context of English philosophy in the sixteenth century, with particular focus on Thomas Cranmer, and the role of religion in personal conscience and social cohesion. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 415 - The Tenth Muse - Marie de Gournay: Marie le Jars de Gourney, the “adoptive daughter” of Montaigne, lays claim to his legacy and argues for the equality of the sexes. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 432 - If This Be Magic, Let It Be an Art - John Dee

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