Rachel Barney, Christof Rapp, and Mark Kalderon join Peter to discuss the importance of ancient philosophy for today's philosophers.

HoP 300a - The Relevance of Ancient Philosophy Today

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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Cajetan, Bañez and other thinkers make Aquinas a central figure of Counter-Reformation thought; we focus on their theories about analogy and the soul.

HoP 446 - Not Doubting Thomas - the Aquinas Revival

Ignatius of Loyola’s movement begins modestly, but winds up having a global impact on education and philosophy.

HoP 445 - Band of Brothers - the Jesuits

Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross push the boundaries of individual spirituality and offer philosophically informed accounts of mystical experience.

HoP 444 - The Dark Night Rises - Spanish Mysticism

Fray Luis de Leon, Antonio Nebrija, Beatriz Galindo and other scholars bring the Renaissance to Spain.

HoP 443 - Marketplace of Letters - Iberian Humanism

In this interview we learn about the main issues in modern-day philosophy of disability, and the relevance of this topic for the European encounter with the Americas.

HoP 300a - The Relevance of Ancient Philosophy Today

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