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 147 - Laying Down the Law – Ibn Hazm and Islamic Legal Theory Oct 27, 2013

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The development of Islamic law and jurisprudence (fiqh), and the many-sided output of the legal theorist Ibn Ḥazm.

HoP 146 - Philosophy's Reign in Spain - Andalusia Oct 20, 2013

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The flowering of philosophy among Muslims and Jews in al-Andalus (Muslim-controlled Spain and Portugal).

HoP 145 - Frank Griffel on al-Ghazali Oct 13, 2013

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Why did al-Ghazālī judge "the philosophers" to be apostates? Peter finds out from Frank Griffel.

HoP 144 - Miracle Worker - al-Ghazali against the Philosophers Oct 06, 2013

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In his “Incoherence of the Philosophers,” al-Ghazālī attacks Avicenna’s theories about the eternity of the universe and insists on the possibility of miracles.

HoP 143 - Special Delivery - al-Ghazali Sep 29, 2013

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Al-Ghazālī’s search for truth leads him to philosophy, Asharite theology, and ultimately the mystical tradition of Sufism.

HoP 142 - Dimitri Gutas on Avicenna Sep 22, 2013

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Peter talks to Dimitri Gutas about Avicenna's sources, philosophical methods, and influence.

HoP 141 - Into Thin Air - Avicenna on the Soul Sep 15, 2013

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With his Flying Man argument, Avicenna explores self-awareness and the relation between soul and body.

HoP 140 - By All Means Necessary - Avicenna on God Aug 04, 2013

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Avicenna’s proof of the Necessary Existent is ingenious and influential; but does it amount to a proof of God’s existence?

HoP 139 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Avicenna on Existence Jul 28, 2013

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Avicenna revolutionizes metaphysics with groundbreaking ideas about necessity and contingency, and his new distinction between essence and existence.

HoP 138 - The Self-Made Man - Avicenna's Life and Works Jul 21, 2013

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Despite a tumultuous life, Avicenna manages to become the most influential of all medieval philosophers.

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