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History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

by Peter Adamson
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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

Latest episodes

  • HoP 500d Ted Good on Zoroastrianism

    October 6, 2026 · 49 min

    In the fourth of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skipped in earlier series, Peter talks to Ted Good about philosophy and the Persian religion of Zoroastrianism.

  • HoP 500c Troels Engberg-Pedersen on St Paul and the Stoics

    October 3, 2026 · 41 min

    In the third of five episodes to mark the 500 episode milestone, an expert on Paul's letters tells us how Stoic ideas shaped his philosophy and theology.

  • HoP 500b Melissa Lane on Herotodus and Thucydides

    September 30, 2026 · 44 min

    Our second episode in celebration of reaching the 500 mark fills a significant gap: Melissa Lane helps us to understand the ancient Greek historians Herotodus and Thucydides, including their relationship to Plato.

  • HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho

    September 27, 2026 · 50 min

    In the first of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skipped in earlier series, Peter talks to a leading expert on the poems of Sappho.

  • HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism

    September 13, 2026 · 24 min

    Pierre Bayle argues that religious disagreements should be tolerated and that there are powerful arguments against monotheism, even as some contemporaries embrace outright atheism.

  • Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows

    August 16, 2026 · 42 min

    Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows

  • HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary

    July 26, 2026 · 21 min

    Is Pierre Bayle’s pioneering reference work, the Historical and Critical Dictionary, a monument to skepticism or to fideism?

  • HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism

    July 12, 2026 · 19 min

    The “Quietists” Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon argue that self-love can be overcome by cultivating a “pure love” for God. Their reward: to be accused of heresy.