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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History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
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Peter Adamson teams up with Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers, and Karyn Lai to represent the philosophical traditions of ancient India, Africa and the African diaspora, and classical China. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net.
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A Podcast about the New Eagle Comic
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Two Kiwi Doctor Who fans ramble about this and other universes. We're not always regular, or particularly on topic, but please feel free to join us for the ride...
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Welcome to Bottled Petrichor, a podcast dedicated to discussing key topics in Islamic History and Thought. In addition to a short lecture at the start of most episodes, we ask our guest experts questions submitted by listeners and allow them to share their thoughts in a safe environment. Please visit our twitter page for feedback and question submission forms. https://twitter.com/BottldPetrichor
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Exploring the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Watch filmed interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHumanPodcastofficial
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Travel inspiration from our hotel, experience and cruise partners “On the Go”. Hosted by Anthony Goldman, Joint Managing Director of Goldman Group.
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Digital Storm, a Fikra Original Production, is brought to you by Peter, Younes, and Jules to serve as your compass for digital navigation. Each Monday, we unveil the profound impact of the digital landscape on our contemporary society and our wellbeing. We dissect the intricate process of digitization, exploring the convergence of ideas (Fikra in Arabic) with guests from diverse fields—research, culture, politics, and tech.
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HoP 480 Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism
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So-called “libertines” like Mothe le Vayer revive ancient skepticism, provoking a backlash from Mersenne and Arnauld. Were they right to see the skeptics as anti-religious?By Peter Adamson
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Are the methods of warfare proposed in the famous Art of War an example of “applied Daoism”?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 479 Gideon Manning on Cartesian Medicine
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An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.By Peter Adamson
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An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 478 This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian Science
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From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 38. Easy Does It: Non-Action in the Laozi
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The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 477 The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and Gender
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Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 37. She Stoops to Conquer: Femininity in the Laozi
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How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 476 What He Should Have Said: the Early Cartesians
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Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop but also challenge Descartes’ ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 36. Fishing for Complements: Polarities in Daoism
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The significance of the Laozi’s use of opposing pairs, which are treated as complementary rather as exclusive dichotomies.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 475 Ariane Schneck on Elisabeth and Descartes
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We finish our look at Elisabeth of Bohemia and Descartes by talking to Ariane Schneck about their correspondence, focusing on the mind-body problem and the passions.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 35. Way Better than Greenwashing: Daoism on Nature
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The Laozi (Daodejing) refers to the winds, the rain and the waters. We discuss how these ideas express the Laozi’s views on nature.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 474 States of the Union: Descartes on the Passions
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What do emotions reveal about the connection between mind and body? We turn to Descartes’ correspondence with Elisabeth and his On the Passions to find out.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 34. You Don’t Say! the Dao That Cannot Be Told
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The first rule of dao is: don’t talk about dao. We do so nonetheless, focusing on its role in metaphysics and language.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 473 As Rational As You: Elisabeth of Bohemia
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A royal scholar and philosopher sets aside the tribulations of her family to debate Descartes over the relation between mind and body and the nature of happiness.By Peter Adamson
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HPC 33. Let Us Count the Ways: What is Daoism?
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What does “Daoism” refer to in a range of contexts, and how have excavated texts changed our understanding of the tensions between Daoism and Confucianism?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 472 Less Cheer, More Knowledge: Descartes’ Ethics
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Descartes’ “provisional” morality and his views on free will and virtue.By Peter Adamson
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What I Learned Running a Marathon in Every Country | The Human Podcast
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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qp-41ZOHt94?si=Q9YSFgkrUvqEW4No Today, I speak to Nick Butter, the first person to ever run a marathon in every single country in the world. I ask about this incredible adventure, what motivates him, another adventure running Britain, his life story, starting a charity, running tips, and more! The Human Podcast ex…
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We conclude our series on Mohism with an interview that looks at the Mohists' dialectic and its relationship to their ethics.By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HoP 471 Unclear and Indistinct Ideas: Debating the Meditations
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Descartes’ Meditations caused controversy as soon as it appeared. In this episode we look at criticisms including the “Cartesian Circle,” and how Descartes answered them.By Peter Adamson
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Later Mohists explained in the Canons how to provide compelling philosophical arguments, and how to avoid mistakes in argumentation. Does this count as “logic”?By Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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