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History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Peter Adamson

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

#450

HoP 443 - Marketplace of Letters - Iberian Humanism

Fray Luis de Leon, Antonio Nebrija, Beatriz Galindo and other scholars bring the Renaissance to Spain. ... Read more

14 Apr 2024

21 MINS

21:47

14 Apr 2024

#449

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. ... Read more

31 Mar 2024

43 MINS

43:27

31 Mar 2024

#448

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. ... Read more

17 Mar 2024

20 MINS

20:54

17 Mar 2024

#447

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. ... Read more

03 Mar 2024

17 MINS

17:31

03 Mar 2024

#446

HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisition

How religious persecution and censorship shaped the context of philosophy in Catholic Europe in the sixteenth century. ... Read more

18 Feb 2024

24 MINS

24:07

18 Feb 2024

#445

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. ... Read more

04 Feb 2024

18 MINS

18:26

04 Feb 2024

#444

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! ... Read more

21 Jan 2024

34 MINS

34:59

21 Jan 2024

#443

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. ... Read more

07 Jan 2024

19 MINS

19:29

07 Jan 2024

#442

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. ... Read more

24 Dec 2023

17 MINS

17:54

24 Dec 2023

#441

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. ... Read more

10 Dec 2023

20 MINS

20:00

10 Dec 2023

#440

HoP 433 - Nature’s Mystery - Science in Renaissance England

How scientists of the Elizabethan age anticipated the discoveries and methods of the Enlightenment (without necessarily publishing them). ... Read more

26 Nov 2023

19 MINS

19:58

26 Nov 2023

#439

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

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

12 Nov 2023

21 MINS

21:52

12 Nov 2023

#438

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. ... Read more

29 Oct 2023

29 MINS

29:54

29 Oct 2023

#437

HoP 430 - I’ll Teach You Differences - British Scholasticism

The evolution of Aristotelian philosophy from John Mair in the late 15th century to John Case in the late 16th century. ... Read more

15 Oct 2023

21 MINS

21:02

15 Oct 2023

#436

HoP 429 - She Uttereth Piercing Eloquence - Women’s Spiritual Literature

How women’s writing in England changed from the early fifteenth century, the time of Margery Kempe, to the late sixteenth century, the time of Anne Lock. ... Read more

01 Oct 2023

24 MINS

24:48

01 Oct 2023

#435

HoP 428 - Weird Sisters - Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Witchcraft

How Macbeth reflects the anxieties and explanations surrounding witchcraft and witch-hunting in early modern Europe. ... Read more

17 Sep 2023

25 MINS

25:34

17 Sep 2023

#434

HoP 427 - Brave New World - Shakespeare’s Tempest and Colonialism

Can Shakespeare’s Tempest be read as a reflection on the English encounter with the peoples of the Americas? ... Read more

03 Sep 2023

22 MINS

22:40

03 Sep 2023

#433

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. ... Read more

23 Jul 2023

20 MINS

20:44

23 Jul 2023

#432

HoP 425 - Patrick Gray on Shakespeare

We're joined by Patrick Gray to discuss Shakespeare's knowledge of philosophy, his ethics, and his influence on such thinkers as Hegel. ... Read more

09 Jul 2023

37 MINS

37:10

09 Jul 2023

#431

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. ... Read more

25 Jun 2023

17 MINS

17:31

25 Jun 2023

#430

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". ... Read more

11 Jun 2023

24 MINS

24:58

11 Jun 2023

#429

HoP 422 - The World’s Law - Richard Hooker

Richard Hooker defends the religious and political settlement of Elizabethan England using rational arguments and appeals to the natural law. ... Read more

28 May 2023

23 MINS

23:52

28 May 2023

#428

HoP 421 - With Such Perfection Govern - English Political Thought

The evolution of ideas about kingship and the role of the “three estates” in 15th and 16th century England, with a focus on John Fortescue and Thomas Starkey. ... Read more

14 May 2023

20 MINS

20:28

14 May 2023

#427

HoP 420 - No Place Will Please Me So - Thomas More

What is the message of the famous, but elusive, work "Utopia", and how can it be squared with the life of its author? ... Read more

07 May 2023

22 MINS

22:07

07 May 2023

#426

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. ... Read more

23 Apr 2023

22 MINS

22:55

23 Apr 2023

#425

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. ... Read more

09 Apr 2023

29 MINS

29:39

09 Apr 2023

#424

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. ... Read more

26 Mar 2023

19 MINS

19:52

26 Mar 2023

#423

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. ... Read more

12 Mar 2023

26 MINS

26:38

12 Mar 2023

#422

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. ... Read more

26 Feb 2023

18 MINS

18:38

26 Feb 2023

#421

HoP 414 - Henrik Lagerlund on Renaissance Skepticism

No doubt that we're in good hands with interview guest Henrik Lagerlund, who brings his expertise in the history of skepticism to bear on the French Renaissance. ... Read more

12 Feb 2023

24 MINS

24:14

12 Feb 2023

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#450

HoP 443 - Marketplace of Letters - Iberian Humanism

#449

HoP 442 - Scott Williams on Disability and the New World

#448

HoP 441 - Lambs to the Slaughter - Debating the New World

#447

HoP 440 - Longitudinal Studies - Exploration and Science

#446

HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisition

#445

HoP 438 - Don't Give Up Pope - Catholic Reformation

#444

HoP 437 - Jennifer Rampling on Renaissance Alchemy

#443

HoP 436 - Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores - Robert Fludd

#442

HoP 435 - Metal More Attractive - William Gilbert and Magnetism

#441

HoP 434 - The Eye Sees Not Itself But By Reflection - Theories of Vision

#440

HoP 433 - Nature’s Mystery - Science in Renaissance England

#439

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

#438

HoP 431 - Calvin Normore on Scholasticism

#437

HoP 430 - I’ll Teach You Differences - British Scholasticism

#436

HoP 429 - She Uttereth Piercing Eloquence - Women’s Spiritual Literature

#435

HoP 428 - Weird Sisters - Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Witchcraft

#434

HoP 427 - Brave New World - Shakespeare’s Tempest and Colonialism

#433

HoP 426 - A Face Without a Heart - Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Individualism

#432

HoP 425 - Patrick Gray on Shakespeare

#431

HoP 424 - Hast Any Philosophy In Thee? - William Shakespeare

#430

HoP 423 - Heaven-Bred Poesy - Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser

#429

HoP 422 - The World’s Law - Richard Hooker

#428

HoP 421 - With Such Perfection Govern - English Political Thought

#427

HoP 420 - No Place Will Please Me So - Thomas More

#426

HoP 419 - Write Till Your Ink Be Dry - Humanism in Britain

#425

HoP 418 - Diarmaid MacCulloch on the British Reformations

#424

HoP 417 - To Kill a King - The Scottish Reformation

#423

HoP 416 - God’s is the Quarrel - The English Reformation

#422

HoP 415 - The Tenth Muse - Marie de Gournay

#421

HoP 414 - Henrik Lagerlund on Renaissance Skepticism