This episode proved remarkably popular, so we're reposting it as an NBN classic for those who missed it the first time.
It is no easy task to survey and present a comprehensive history of philosophy of an entire intellectual tradition to a broad public audience without compromising on the scholarly rigor demanded by that history’s nuances. In an ambitious en ... Show More
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Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023)
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African & Caribbean People in Britain - A History w/ Hakim Adi
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<p>This has been one of the most requested subjects, it is finally time to talk about Mulla Sadra.</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Sources/Recommended Reading:</p><ul><li>Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). “The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy”. Cambridge University Press.</li><li>Chi ... Show More
<p>It's time to talk about a few ways that Neoplatonic ideas have shown up in the history of Islamic thought.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Sources/Recomended Reading:</p><ul><li>Adamson, Peter (ed.) (2005). "The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy". Cambridge University Press.</li>< ... Show More
