History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 077 - Caesarian Section – Philosophy in the Roman Empire 22.04.2012 25:24 ↓

In late antiquity, Aristotelianism and Platonism made a comeback, and pagan philosophy developed alongside Judaism and Christianity.

HoP 076 - R.J. Hankinson on Galen 15.04.2012 28:16 ↓

Jim Hankinson tells Peter about the life, work and philosophical contributions of Galen

HoP 075 - The Joy of Sects - Ancient Medicine and Philosophy 08.04.2012 24:10 ↓

Hellenistic doctors discover the nerves and argue about method; Galen passes judgment

HoP 074 - Tony Long on the Self in Hellenistic Philosophy 01.04.2012 28:24 ↓

Leading Hellenistic philosophy scholar Tony Long talks to Peter about the self, ethics and politics in the Stoics, Epicureans and Skeptics

HoP 073 - Healthy Skepticism - Sextus Empiricus 25.03.2012 22:13 ↓

Sextus Empiricus pushes skepticism to its limits with his uncompromising Pyrrhonism

HoP 072 - Raphael Woolf on Cicero 18.03.2012 28:02 ↓

Peter discusses Cicero's method and philosophical allegiances with Raphael Woolf

HoP 071 - Rhetorical Questions - Cicero 11.03.2012 23:08 ↓

Cicero, inspired by the skepticism of the New Academy, uses his literary talents to present the wisdom of the Greeks

HoP 070 - The Know-Nothing Party - the Skeptical Academy 04.03.2012 23:39 ↓

The Skeptical Academy attacks Stoic claims that certain knowledge is possible

HoP 069 - Beyond Belief - Pyrrho and Skepticism 26.02.2012 22:31 ↓

Peter begins to examine ancient Skepticism, beginning with Pyrrho's life and doctrines, or lack thereof

HoP 068 - John Sellars on the Roman Stoics 19.02.2012 27:37 ↓

John Sellars joins Peter to discuss the Roman Stoics and their "art of living"

HoP 067 - The Philosopher King - Marcus Aurelius 12.02.2012 23:08 ↓

Marcus Aurelius' Meditations are a classic of Stoicism written by the most powerful philosopher who ever lived

HoP 066 - You Can Chain My Leg - Epictetus 05.02.2012 22:02 ↓

Epictetus, greatest of the Roman Stoics, tells you how to set yourself free

HoP 065 - Anger Management - Seneca 29.01.2012 22:08 ↓

Seneca wields his rhetorically charged Latin to advance Stoic ethical theory

HoP 064 - David Sedley on Stoicism 22.01.2012 27:09 ↓

David Sedley discusses the Stoic school and its evolution

HoP 063 - Like a Rolling Stone - Stoic Ethics 15.01.2012 22:25 ↓

The Stoic ethical theory insists that perfection is possible, and that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism

HoP 062 - We Didn’t Start the Fire - the Stoics on Nature 08.01.2012 21:22 ↓

The Stoic cosmos: suffused with divinity, surrounded by void, and endlessly repeating

HoP 061 - Nobody’s Perfect - the Stoics on Knowledge 01.01.2012 21:46 ↓

The Stoics set out and defend an ambitious theory of knowledge, where it is possible to avoid all error

HoP 060 - Walking on Eggshells - the Stoics on Logic 25.12.2011 23:34 ↓

Introducing the early Stoics, Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus, and their innovations in logic

HoP 059 - James Warren on Epicureanism 18.12.2011 28:25 ↓

James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism

HoP 058 - Reaping the Harvest - Lucretius 11.12.2011 22:27 ↓

In "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius sets Epicureanism into Latin poetic verse

HoP 057 - Nothing to Fear - Epicureans on Death and the Gods 04.12.2011 22:01 ↓

The Epicureans reassure us against the terrors of death and punishment by the gods

HoP 056 - Am I Bothered? - Epicurean Ethics 27.11.2011 22:25 ↓

Pleasure is the good, according to Epicurus. But how do we live most pleasantly?

HoP 055 - The Constant Gardener - Epicurus and his Principles 20.11.2011 22:47 ↓

Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism

HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics 13.11.2011 21:20 ↓

The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy

Filling the Gaps - a Brief History of Nothing 09.11.2011 55:11 ↓

A recording of Peter's lecture delivered on Oct 25, 2011, at the Arts and Humanities festival on "The Power of Stories" at King's College London.