History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 127 - Peter E Pormann on Medicine in the Islamic World 05.05.2013 26:55 ↓

A double dose of Peters, as Pormann joins Adamson to discuss medicine and philosophy in the Islamic world.

HoP 126 - High Five - al-Razi 28.04.2013 24:33 ↓

The doctor and philosopher Abu Bakr al-Razi sets out a daring philosophical theory involving five eternal principles: God, soul, matter, time and place.

HoP 125 - Reasoned Belief - Saadia Gaon 21.04.2013 22:57 ↓

Saadia Gaon draws on Greek philosophy and Islamic theology to provide a rational account of Jewish belief.

HoP 124 - The Chosen Ones - Judaism and Philosophy 14.04.2013 23:45 ↓

The roots of Jewish philosophy in the Islamic world, focusing on the Rabbinic background in the Mishnah and Talmud, and the thought of early figures like Isaac Israeli.

HoP 123 - Philosopher of the Arabs - al-Kindi 07.04.2013 22:02 ↓

Al-Kindī uses Hellenic materials to discuss the eternity of the world, divine attributes, and the nature of the soul.

HoP 122 - Founded in Translation - From Greek to Syriac and Arabic 30.03.2013 22:54 ↓

Greek philosophy and science make their way into the Islamic world via Syriac and Arabic translations and interpretations.

HoP 121 - This is a Test - the Mutazilites 24.03.2013 26:15 ↓

A first look at the philosophical contributions of Islamic theology (kalām) and its political context, focusing on the Muʿtazilites Abū l-Hudhayl and al-Naẓẓām.

HoP 120 - The Straight Path - Philosophy in the Islamic World 16.03.2013 22:53 ↓

The rise of Islam creates a new context for philosophy not only among Muslims, but also Jews and Christians. .

HoP 119 - John Marenbon on Boethius 10.03.2013 25:53 ↓

John Marenbon joins Peter to discuss Boethius' solution to the problem of divine foreknowledge.

HoP 118 - Fate, Hope and Clarity - Boethius 03.03.2013 21:40 ↓

Boethius ushers in the medieval age with expert works on Aristotle, subtle treatises on theology, and the Consolation of Philosophy, written while he awaited execution.

HoP 117 - Born Again - Latin Platonism 24.02.2013 23:30 ↓

Apuleius, Victorinus, Martianus Cappella, Macrobius and Calcidius present and interpret Platonic teachings for readers of Latin.

HoP 116 - Charles Brittain on Augustine's On the Trinity 17.02.2013 26:12 ↓

In a final episode on Augustine, Charles Brittain joins Peter to discuss On the Trinity.

HoP 115 - Me, Myself and I - Augustine on Mind and Memory 09.02.2013 21:46 ↓

In On the Trinity Augustine explores the human mind as an image of God.

HoP 114 - Sarah Byers on Augustine's Ethics 03.02.2013 29:55 ↓

Peter speaks with Sarah Byers about the Stoic influence on Augustine's ethics and theory of action.

HoP 113 - Heaven and Earth - Augustine’s City of God 27.01.2013 23:20 ↓

In his City of God Augustine traces the histories and philosophical underpinnings of two “cities,” one devoted to worldly glory, the other to heavenly bliss.

HoP 112 - Help Wanted - Augustine on Freedom 20.01.2013 22:54 ↓

Augustine defends free will, but rejects the Pelagian claim that we can be good without God's help.

HoP 111 - Papa Don't Teach - Augustine on Language 13.01.2013 22:18 ↓

Augustine argues that words are signs, but not signs that can bring us to knowledge.

HoP 110 - Life and Time - Augustine's Confessions 06.01.2013 21:48 ↓

In the Confessions Augustine weaves autobiography with reflections on the nature of God, man, and time.

HoP 109 - Spreading the Word - the Latin Church Fathers 30.12.2012 23:51 ↓

Tertullian, Lactantius, Jerome and Ambrose use and abuse Hellenic philosophy.

HoP 108 - George Boys-Stones on the Greek Church Fathers 23.12.2012 25:02 ↓

George Boys-Stones joins Peter to discuss philosophy in the Bible and the Greek Fathers.

HoP 107 - Practice Makes Perfect - Christian Asceticism 16.12.2012 24:10 ↓

Christian ascetics like Antony, Macrina and Evagrius create a new ethical ideal by pushing the human capacity for self-control to its limits.

HoP 106 - Double or Nothing - Maximus the Confessor 09.12.2012 22:32 ↓

The early Byzantine thinker Maximus uses Aristotle to defend the orthodox view of Christ's two natures

HoP 105 - Naming the Nameless - the Pseudo-Dionysius 02.12.2012 22:15 ↓

A mysterious author calling himself Dionysius fuses Neoplatonism with Christianity

HoP 104 - Let's Talk Turkey - the Cappadocians 25.11.2012 22:59 ↓

Basil of Caesarea, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus use philosophy to help the poor and to defeat their theological opponents

HoP 103 - Fall and Rise - Origen 17.11.2012 24:52 ↓

Origen of Alexandria weaves Platonic ideas into new and controversial theological ideas