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History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Peter Adamson

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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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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Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows
16 August 2026

Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows

Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows
HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary
26 July 2026

HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary

Is Pierre Bayle’s pioneering reference work, the Historical and Critical Dictionary, a monument to skepticism or to fideism?
HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism
12 July 2026

HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism

The “Quietists” Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon argue that self-love can be overcome by cultivating a “pure love” for God. Their reward: to be accused of heresy.
HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine
28 June 2026

HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine

How the “neo-classical” tragedies of Racine explore the battle between passion and reason.
HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière
14 June 2026

HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière

Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.
HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists
31 May 2026

HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists

La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden
17 May 2026

HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden

How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.
HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism
03 May 2026

HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism

How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”
HoP 491 Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on Ideas
19 April 2026

HoP 491 Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on Ideas

Arnauld’s attack on Malebranche’s theory of the “vision in God” leads to a nuanced debate over the nature of ideas.
HoP 490 Steven Nadler on Occasionalism
05 April 2026

HoP 490 Steven Nadler on Occasionalism

What inspired the occasionalist theory embraced by the 17th century Cartesians? We find out from a leading specialist on the topic.