Oct 5

HoP 477 The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and Gender

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.

20m 44s

Sep 21

HoP 476 What He Should Have Said: the Early Cartesians

Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop but also challenge Descartes’ ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism.

26m 7s

Sep 7

HoP 475 Ariane Schneck on Elisabeth and Descartes

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.

34m 33s

Jul 2013

Episode #006 ... Aristotle Pt. 2

On this episode of the podcast, we continue learning about Aristotle, a man who created the first system of biological classification, the first system of logic, and the first formal scientific method. We find out why Aristotle was anti-women and pro-slavery, and learn how Plato ... Show More

37m 45s

Feb 2024

Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part One)

On Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1 (aka Alpha) (ca. 340 BCE). What constitutes a basic explanation of the universe? We talk about how mere practical knowledge of how things in fact work is not enough; there's greater wisdom in knowing the theoretical underpinnings. Various philos ... Show More

46m 29s

Nov 2023

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on what happiness means and how to live a good life. Aristotle (384-322BC) explored these almost two and a half thousand years ago in what became known as his Nicomachean Ethics. His audience then were the elite in Athens as, he a ... Show More

52m 1s

Jul 2021

IF MEN WERE ANGELS | Powerful Motivational Speech

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom" - Aristotle

10m 24s

Jun 2020

Philosophy Of Thomas Aquinas

5h 30m

Feb 2024

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