HoP 082 - Lost and Found – Aristotelianism after Aristotle

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HoP 082 - Lost and Found – Aristotelianism after Aristotle

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May 27, 2012

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Peter looks at the history of Aristotelianism up the time of the Roman Empire and the beginning of commentaries on his works

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May 27, 2012

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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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HoP 015 - Socrates without Plato - the Portrayals of Aristophanes and Xenophon: Socrates according to the comic poet Aristophanes and the historian Xenophon by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 011 - All You Need Is Love, and Five Other Things - Empedocles: Love, Strife and the four elements in Empedocles by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 002 - Infinity and Beyond - Anaximander and Anaximenes: Two early Pre-Socratics claim that the world is made of air, and the infinite by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 041 - Richard Sorabji on Time and Eternity in Aristotle: Richard Sorabji discusses time, eternity and mosquitos in Aristotle's Physics by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 028 - Fiona Leigh on Plato's Sophist: Fiona Leigh discusses Plato's revised theory of Forms in the Sophist by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 014 - Making the Weaker Argument the Stronger - the Sophists: Rhetoric and relativism in Protagoras, Gorgias and other sophists by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 008 - You Can't Get There From Here - Zeno And Melissus: Zeno's paradoxes and Melissus develop the Eleatic philosophy by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 010 - Mind Over Mixture - Anaxagoras: Is everything mixed with everything? Anaxagoras on Mind and the cosmos by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 059 - James Warren on Epicureanism: James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 040 - Let's Get Physical - Aristotle's Natural Philosophy: Aristotle's Physics explains change, time and place with the help of his actuality/potentiality distinction by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 021 - We Don't Need No Education - Plato's Meno: The Meno and Plato's theory of recollection by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics: The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 050 - MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf on Aristotle on Plato: Peter's colleagues MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf join him for a special 50th episode interview, to discuss Aristotle's reactions to his teacher Plato by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 012 - Malcolm Schofield on the Presocratics: Malcolm Schofield on Heraclitus, Parmenides and other early Greek philosophers by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 003 - Created In Our Image - Xenophanes Against Greek Religion: The gods in Homer and Hesiod, and the critique of Xenophanes by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 020 - Virtue Meets Its Match - Plato's Gorgias: Ethics against immoralism in a Socratic masterpiece. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 096 - Dominic O'Meara on Neoplatonism: Dominic O'Meara speaks with Peter about political philosophy and mathematics in Neoplatonism by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 111 - Papa Don't Teach - Augustine on Language: Augustine argues that words are signs, but not signs that can bring us to knowledge. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 033 - Last Judgments - Plato, Poetry and Myth: Plato's attack on the poets and his own use of myth in the Republic and other dialogues by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 037 - Hugh Benson on Aristotelian Method: Hugh Benson discusses Aristotle's ideas about arriving at knowledge by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 150 - Charles Burnett and Dag N Hasse on Arabic Latin Translations: A special 150th double interview episode on the transmission of philosophy from Arabic into Latin. by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 058 - Reaping the Harvest - Lucretius: In "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius sets Epicureanism into Latin poetic verse by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 067 - The Philosopher King - Marcus Aurelius: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations are a classic of Stoicism written by the most powerful philosopher who ever lived by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 017 - Raphael Woolf on Socrates: Raphael Woolf discusses Socrates as presented by Plato by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 024 - Famous Last Words - Plato's Phaedo: Forms and the immortality of the soul in the Phaedo by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 042 - Soul Power - Aristotle's De Anima: Aristotle's theory of soul: its functions and how it relates to the body by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 082 - Lost and Found – Aristotelianism after Aristotle: Peter looks at the history of Aristotelianism up the time of the Roman Empire and the beginning of commentaries on his works by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 103 - Fall and Rise - Origen: Origen of Alexandria weaves Platonic ideas into new and controversial theological ideas by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 030 - A Likely Story - Plato's Timaeus: A divine craftsman makes the cosmos from triangles in Plato's Timaeus by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 069 - Beyond Belief - Pyrrho and Skepticism: Peter begins to examine ancient Skepticism, beginning with Pyrrho's life and doctrines, or lack thereof by History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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