logo
episode-header-image
May 2013
24m 1s

HoP 128 - Aristotelian Society - the Bag...

PETER ADAMSON
About this episode
A group of mostly Christian philosophers transpose the practices of antique Aristotelian philosophy to 10th century Baghdad. 
Up next
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
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2022
Episode 14: La philosophie grecque dans ses grands moments
La philosophie grecque se développe approximativement du VIIIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ au Ve siècle après. Quelles sont les grandes périodes de cette longue histoire? Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations. 
34m 19s
May 2024
Qu’appelle-t-on les sciences humaines ? 4/5 : Déterminisme ou libre-arbitre ?
durée : 00:58:23 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann - Au 17e siècle, deux positions en apparence très différentes concernant la liberté de l'homme s'opposent : d'un côté, la pensée cartésienne du libre arbitre, et de l'autre, une vision déterministe théorisée par Spino ... Show More
58m 23s
Dec 2023
Schopenhauer en dialogue... 3/4 : Avec Nietzsche : morale, religion, faut-il s’en débarrasser ?
durée : 00:58:20 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Muhlmann - Nietzsche reprend à Schopenhauer sa métaphysique du vouloir-vivre pour en explorer une autre voie. S'il a une dette envers lui, Nietzsche a surtout critiqué avec virulence le philosophe du pessimisme, notamment sur ... Show More
58m 20s
Jul 2011
2011 Lecture 2: Aristotle's Philosophy as Two Ways of Life
Second lecture in the 2011 John Locke Lecture Series. Philosophy is a demanding intellectual discipline, with many facets: logic, epistemology, philosophy of nature and science, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of art, rhetoric, philosophy of language and min ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2019
Same God? Christian and Islamic Philosophy and Theology | Prof. Thérèse-Anne Druart
This lecture was given for our chapter at Yale University on March 4th, 2019 by Prof. Thérèse- Anne Druart (The Catholic University of America). Thérèse- Anne Druart is ordinary professor at the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America, where she has been te ... Show More
49m 58s
Jan 2025
The Nature of All Things: Spinoza’s Philosophical Odyssey
Professor of philosophy Colin Bodayle joins Breht to dive into the profound, unique, and almost mystical philosophy of Baruch Spinoza. Together, they discuss the value of philosophy for all of us, Spinoza as a "philosopher's philosopher", his life and death in 17th century wester ... Show More
2h 43m
Feb 2025
Philosophy Series: Stoicism for Revolutionaries
Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue titled Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal. He discusses the philosophy of Stoicism, its insights as well as its limitations, its commodification and basta ... Show More
2h 2m