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

Latest Episodes:

HoP 197 - Charles in Charge - The Carolingian Renaissance Nov 09, 2014

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Alcuin leads a resurgence of interest in philosophy and the liberal arts at the court of Charlemagne.

HoP 196 - Arts of Darkness - Introduction to Medieval Philosophy Nov 03, 2014

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Peter launches the series of podcasts on philosophy in medieval Latin Christendom with a look ahead at what’s to come.

HoP 195 - Anke von Kügelgen on Contemporary Islamic Thought Oct 26, 2014

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Anke von Kügelgen joins Peter to discuss developments over the last century or so, including attitudes towards past thinkers like Avicenna, Averroes and Ibn Taymiyya.

HoP 194 - Iran So Far - After Ṣadrā Oct 19, 2014

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From Sabzawārī in the 19th century to Seyyed Hossein Nasr today, Iranian thinkers promote and respond to the thought of Mullā Ṣadrā.

HoP 193 - All for One and One for All - Muḥammad 'Abdūh and Muḥammad Iqbāl Oct 12, 2014

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Muḥammad 'Abdūh and Muḥammad Iqbāl challenge colonialism and the traditional religious scholars of Islam.

HoP 192 - The Stronger Sex - Women Scholars and Islam Oct 06, 2014

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Fatema Mernissi and others challenge the long-standing (but not complete) exclusion of women from the intellectual traditions of Islam.

HoP 191 - The Young Ones: Encounters with European Thought Oct 03, 2014

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18th and 19th century intellectuals in India and the Ottoman empire, from Shāh Walī Allāh to the Young Turks, continue Islamic traditions and grapple with European science.

HoP 190 - Turkish Delights - Philosophy under the Ottomans Aug 24, 2014

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Kātib Çelebi defends cigarettes and coffee, in just one of several philosophical and religious debates in the Ottoman empire.

HoP 189 - Subcontinental Drift - Philosophy in Islamic India Aug 17, 2014

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Ideas spread to Mughal India from Iran, and prince Dārā Shikūh seeks to unite the wisdom of the Upanishads with the Koran.

HoP 188 - Sajjad Rizvi on Mulla Sadra Aug 10, 2014

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Sajjad Rizvi talks to Peter about Mullā Ṣadrā's views on eternity, God's knowledge and the afterlife.