History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Indian Philosophy Announcement! Sep 19, 2015

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New feed for Philosophy in India: http://hopwag2.podbean.com/feed/

HoP 236 - None for Me, Thanks - Franciscan Poverty Aug 09, 2015

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Bonaventure and Peter Olivi respond to critics of the Franciscan vow of poverty, in a debate which produced new ideas about economics and rights.

HoP 235 - Juhana Toivanen on Animals in Medieval Philosophy Aug 02, 2015

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Medieval ideas about what animals do and do not have in common with humans, and how we should treat them.

HoP 234 - Your Attention Please - Peter Olivi Jul 26, 2015

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Peter Olivi proposes that awareness occurs not through passively being affected by things, but by actively paying attention to them.

HoP 233 - Stairway to Heaven - Bonaventure Jul 19, 2015

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Bonaventure argues that human knowledge depends on an illumination from God.

HoP 232 - Charles Burnett on Magic Jul 12, 2015

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Charles Burnett tells Peter about the role of magic in medieval intellectual life.

HoP 231 - Origin of Species - Roger Bacon Jul 05, 2015

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Roger Bacon extols the power of science based on experience and uses a general theory of "species" to explain light and vision.

HoP 230 - A Light That Never Goes Out - Robert Grosseteste Jun 28, 2015

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Translator, scientist and theologian Robert Grosseteste sheds light on the cosmos, human understanding, and the rainbow.

HoP 229 - Do the Right Thing - Thirteenth Century Ethics Jun 21, 2015

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The scholastics explore Aristotle’s ethical teaching and the concept of moral conscience.

HoP 228 - It's All Good - The Transcendentals Jun 14, 2015

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Philip the Chancellor introduces the transcendentals, a key idea in medieval metaphysics and aesthetics.