Our annual announcement that we have three-year fellowships for doctoral study at the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy.
116. Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò and Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò on CabralPosted on 22 January 2023
Two scholars of the same name join us to shed further light on freedom fighter and political theorist Amílcar Cabral.
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412. Not Matter, But Me: Michel de MontaignePosted on 15 January 2023
In his Essays Montaigne uses wit, insight, and humanist training to tackle his favorite subject: Montaigne.
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115. Weapon of Choice: Amílcar CabralPosted on 8 January 2023
Amílcar Cabral, leader of a revolution against colonialism in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, rethinks culture and Marxist theory as bases for his struggle.
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411. Pen Pals: Later French HumanismPosted on 1 January 2023
Joseph Scaliger, Isaac Casaubon, and Guillaume du Vair grapple with history and the events of their own day.
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114. Teacher Taught Me: Julius NyererePosted on 25 December 2022
The first leader of independent Tanzania grounds his socialist ideas in traditional African values.
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410. Ann Blair on Jean Bodin's Natural PhilosophyPosted on 18 December 2022
A chat with Ann Blair about the "Theater of Nature" by Jean Bodin, and other encyclopedic works of natural philosophy. (Pictured: Prof Blair holding the annotated copy of Bodin's Theatrum she describes in the episode.)
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113. A Fighting God: Black TheologyPosted on 11 December 2022
After Albert Cleage and James Cone propose a liberatory interpretation of Christianity, William R. Jones wonders whether God is a white racist. We also follow Black Theology among “Womanist” authors and in South Africa.
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409. One to Rule Them All: Jean BodinPosted on 4 December 2022
The polymath Jean Bodin produces a pioneering theory of political sovereignty along the way to defending the absolute power of the French king.
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112. Poems That Kill: the Black Arts MovementPosted on 27 November 2022
African American literature of the late 1960s reflects the Black Power movement, in the works of such authors as Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Haki Madhubuti, Larry Neal, and Sonia Sanchez.
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- 24 January 20230 comments
- 9 January 20230 comments
A lot of these seem to be coming along at the moment: here's a second appearance for me on the series Blogging Theology devoted to the ancient and Islamic debate over the Eternity of the Universe. It's a one hour conversation on video with the host, Paul Williams.
- 7 January 20230 comments
Here's another video podcast appearance! I was interviewed for "Love and its Discontents" on the topic of love in Greek philosophy, and this has just appeared today:
- 2 January 20233 commentsI've just appeared as a guest on Robinson Erhardt's philosophy podcast!
- 1 January 202321 comments
Happy New Year! I thought I might take this chance to share what you can expect here on the podcast in the coming year.
- 24 November 20222 comments
Since we are moving towards the end of our coverage of the Renaissance and Reformation in France, I thought I would divulge plans for the miniseries Britain in the same period (15-16th centuries). Comments and suggestions more than welcome! These episodes will kick off on March 12, 2023, if all goes according to plan. Note: interviews are not included in this list, only scripted episodes,
- 11 November 20223 commentsI'll be doing an online discussion with Asad Ahmed about his fantastic book "Palimpsests of Themselves: Logic and Commentary in Postclassical Muslim South Asia," this coming Wednesday, Nov 16.
- 5 November 20222 comments
You can hear me speak about my new book "Don't Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy" in this new episode of the New Books in Medieval History podcast.
- 15 October 20220 comments
This month my new book, Don't Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy, has appeared with Notre Dame University Press! Please consider getting a copy and if you do, maybe give it a review on Amazon!
- 11 September 20220 comments
I was just interviewed for the monthly online publication "Medieval Philosophy Today" by my own PhD student, the brilliant Sarah Virgi! You can check it out here: https://ipmtoday.com/philcomm_peter_adamson_09_2022/
- 28 August 20222 comments
Listeners starved for podcast content during our August break will be glad to know that the wait is almost over: September 4 we relaunch with the next episode of the Africana Philosophy podcast. Here is what is coming up between now and the end of the year, if all goes well!
- 31 July 20220 comments
Today's new episode on French Renaissance medicine will be the last one until September - as usual we'll be on summer break for August. (Both the Africana and Reformation series.) There will be a bonus episode to tide you over though... look for that in mid-August! Here's a hint about what it might be:
https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203399/dont-think-for-yourself/
At the moment you can use the code 14SUM22 to get a big discount!
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Posted on 29 January 2023
The sources and scope of the skepticism of Montaigne, Charron (pictured), and Sanches.
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