HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisiti...

<p>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?</p> 

<p>An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.</p> 

<p>From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.</p> 

من حلقة الدين فى عصر العلم EP44: Religion in an Age of Science مصطلح الاصلاح مشتق من حركة الاصلاح البروتوستانية داخل الديانة المسيحية فى العصور الوسطى بأوروبا فى مواجهة الكنيسة الكاثوليكية، المصطلح مستخدم هنا للأشارة لرؤية جديدة أخيرة فى محاولة فهم العلاقة بين الايمان والعقلانية، ... Show More

Part 1.2. Gives a very brief history of philosophy from the 'birth of philosophy' in Ancient Greece through the rise of Christianity in Europe in the Middle Ages through to the Renaissance, the Reformation and the birth of the Modern Period. 

If Gothic cathedrals, troubadours, and the Crusades evoke a certain picture of medieval Europe, you might be surprised that these foundations of a shared French culture continue to shape European society, all beginning with a single dynasty. Reigning from 987 to 1328, the Capetia ... Show More

Having discussed the ancient foundations of the religion that governed the minds of the Hellenes and the Romans, we now discuss how life in the city developed. The social order and the laws governing the cities were rooted in religious beliefs that were so old that they were now ... Show More

This is an exploration of the Jewish context into which Christianity was born. Guided by historian Flavius Josephus we examine the four schools of first century Judaism and how they impacted the Early Church.  

An exploration of the earliest Christian persecutions. 

<p>In <em>Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, </em>Dr. Ambrogio A. Caiani tells the story of the Catholic Church in the modern age. Beginning with the aftermath of the French Revolution and the democratic rebellions of 1848, Caiani follows the Church&#39;s evolution that sees th ... Show More

At the center of our history of church and state is a troublesome irony. What began as an attempt to guarantee religious tolerance in the new world has at various times been commandeered by the most chauvinistic movements America has known. In spite of this, religious liberty has ... Show More

Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks is one of the more obscure texts in Friedrich Nietzsche’s corpus. There are many good reasons for this: it is unfinished, and ends abruptly; it was never published; and it concerns subject matter that is not as immediately accessible as ... Show More

Gracias al invento del telescopio, Galileo Galilei hizo en 1610 una serie de observaciones astronómicas que cambiaron la concepción del universo y pusieron en cuestión los dogmas de la Iglesia católica.