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 167 - When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Suffering in Jewish Philosophy Mar 16, 2014

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The Book of Job provokes Saadia, Maimonides, Ibn Tibbon and Gersonides to reflect on why God allows suffering.

HoP 166 - Tamar Rudavsky on Gersonides and Crescas Mar 09, 2014

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Tamar Rudavsky joins Peter to talk about the two great medieval Jewish thinkers after Maimonides: Gersonides and Crescas.

HoP 165 - Neither the Time Nor the Place - Hasdai Crescas Mar 02, 2014

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Ḥasdai Crescas shows Aristotelian physics who’s boss, by defending alternative conceptions of time, place and infinity.

HoP 164 - Man and Superman - Gersonides and the Jewish Reaction to Averroes Feb 23, 2014

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The super-commentator Gersonides and other Jews digest the ideas of Averroes.

HoP 163 - Burnt Offerings - The Maimonides Controversy Feb 16, 2014

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Maimonides’ works provoke a bitter dispute among Jews in France and Spain over the relation of philosophy to Judaism.

HoP 162 - Sarah Stroumsa on Maimonides Feb 08, 2014

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Maimonides as a "Mediterranean thinker": Peter is joined by Sarah Stroumsa.

HoP 161 - He Moves in Mysterious Ways - Maimonides on Eternity Feb 02, 2014

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Maimonides tries to settle the eternity of the world debate by declaring a draw.

HoP 160 - The Great Eagle - Maimonides Jan 26, 2014

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The great Jewish philosopher and legal scholar Maimonides, and the ideas in his Mishneh Torah and Guide for the Perplexed.

HoP 159 - With All Your Heart - Ethics and Judaism Jan 19, 2014

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Baḥya Ibn Paquda and Maimonides explore the ethical dimension of the Jewish scriptures and legal tradition.

HoP 158 - Born Under a Bad Sign - Freedom and Astrology in Jewish Philosophy Jan 12, 2014

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Abraham Ibn Ezra, Ibn Daud and Maimonides consider the philosophical implications of astrology as science flourishes in the Jewish culture of Andalusia.

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