History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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**History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps**

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 246 - What Pleases the Prince - The Rule of Law Jan 31, 2016

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Natural law and political legitimacy in thirteenth century thinkers up to and including Thomas Aquinas.

HoP 245 - What Comes Naturally - Ethics in Albert and Aquinas Jan 17, 2016

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Natural and supernatural virtue and happiness in Thomas Aquinas and his teacher, Albert the Great.

HoP 244 - Everybody Needs Some Body - Aquinas on Soul and Knowledge Jan 03, 2016

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Thomas Aquinas makes controversial claims concerning the unity of the soul and the empirical basis of human knowledge.

HoP 243 - The Ox Heard Round the World - Thomas Aquinas Dec 20, 2015

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An introduction to Thomas Aquinas, his views on faith and reason, and his famous “five ways” of proving God’s existence.

HoP 242 - Therese Cory on Self-Awareness in Albert and Aquinas Dec 06, 2015

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Therese Cory tells Peter what Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas thought about self-awareness.

HoP 241 - The Shadow Knows - Albert the Great’s Metaphysics Nov 22, 2015

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Albert the Great’s theory of being and his attempt to explain what changes in the human mind when we come to see God in the afterlife.

HoP 240 - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - Albert the Great’s Natural Philosophy Nov 08, 2015

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Albert the Great earns his nickname “universal doctor” by devoting himself to the whole of nature, from geology and botany to the study of human nature.

HoP 239 - Catarina Dutilh Novaes on Medieval Logic Oct 25, 2015

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Was medieval logic "formal"? Peter finds out from Catarina Dutilh Novaes.

HoP 238 - Binding Arbitration - Robert Kilwardby Oct 11, 2015

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Robert Kilwardby is infamous for his ban on teaching certain philosophical ideas at Oxford, yet made contributions in logic and on the soul.

HoP 237 - Begin the Beguine - Hadewijch and Mechthild of Magdeburg Sep 27, 2015

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Two Beguine authors, Hadewijch and Mechthild of Magdeburg, deploy the tropes of courtly love in vernacular writings about their mystical experiences.

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