After summer break

Following the usual summer break, where the podcast goes silent in August, we will return to normal service on Sunday September 4. As previously, episodes on Indian philosophy and medieval philosophy will alternate. Both of the new episodes are particularly exciting: on Advaita Vedanta and the first Scotus episode, respectively!

Scotus is actually getting no fewer than five episodes, because he is so fantastic and in my opinion the figure who really lays the groundwork for the 14th century in many ways. The episodes will look at his view on the nature of being, in comparison to the view of Aquinas and others; on his theory of freedom and the will; his ethics; his account of universals and individuality; and and interview with Giorgio Pini. That will end the 13th century, then it's onto the homestretch of medieval which will take us through the 14th century, with figures like Dante, Ockham, Buridan, and Julian of Norwich to look forward to.

As for India, we'll continue marching on through the Vedic tradition: for Vedanta we will look not only at Śankara's Advaita Vedanta but also the grammatical theories of the sort-of-Vedantin Bhartrihari, followed by an interview with world-leading Indian philosophy expert Francis Clooney (super excited to have him on the show). Then on to Samkhya, who have a cool theory about how all things evolve from matter, and Yoga (another great interview guest on that, Philipp Maas).

So, lots to look forward to! Hope you will join me for all of it.