Peter Adamson

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Tomorrow afternoon at @unipv Peter Adamson (@HistPhilosophy) and Pasquale Porro will discuss the criteria for establishing a canon for the history of philosophy. Join us!

New episode for you today, on Descartes on the passions! historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-pass…

New podcast for you today: The Dao that Cannot Be Told The first rule of dao is: don’t talk about dao. We do so nonetheless, focusing on its role in metaphysics and language. historyofphilosophy.net/nameless-dao

Today's new episode is ready for listening: Elisabeth of Bohemia, a royal princess whose brilliant reputation led to her getting into debates with Descartes over the mind-body relationship and the passions. historyofphilosophy.net/elisabeth-bohe…

New episode (1118), my second interview with Dr. Peter Adamson (@HistPhilosophy). We talk about his book, Heirs of Avicenna: Philosophy in the Islamic East, 12-13th Centuries. #Philosophy YouTube: youtu.be/p0j6ufnioo8 Podcast: bit.ly/4nygYV0

I was interviewed by Ricardo Lopes about our "Heirs of Avicenna" project, a series of sourcebooks on Islamic philosophy in the 12-13th century. You can see the discussion here: youtube.com/watch?v=p0j6uf…

New podcast! What does “Daoism” refer to in Warring States philosophy, and how have excavated texts changed our understanding of the tensions between Daoism and Confucianism? historyofphilosophy.net/what-is-daoism

Another Descartes episode for you today on #HoPWaG: we look at a less appreciated part of his philosophy, his ethics! historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-ethi…

Not only did the medieval Romans preserve most Ancient Greek texts they engaged with these texts, wrote commentaries, read them in their original form, and did their own kind of Christian philosophy! An exploration of their contribution to and engagement with ancient wisdom 🧵

Excited to tell you about today's new History of Philosophy in China podcast episode, in which we discuss Mohism with one of this tradition's leading scholars, Chris Fraser! historyofphilosophy.net/mohism-fraser

Descartes’ Meditations caused controversy as soon as it appeared. In today's new episode we look at criticisms including the “Cartesian Circle,” and how Descartes answered them. historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-deba…

Have you checked out the History of Philosophy without any gaps? This episode of @HistPhilosophy explore the ethical dimension of the Jewish scriptures and legal tradition. 👉 ow.ly/Sqtq50VZQBn #OCRRS #PodcastFriday

Just submitted the revised manuscript for HoPWaG volume 8, Philosophy in the Reformation! This is the version that will go to press, so I hope it will be out by the end of the year. This is based on episodes 371-461 of the podcast, without interviews; it's 73 chapters long.

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Excited about today's new #HoPWaG episode, in which I interview Gary Hatfield about the argument of Descartes' Meditations! We discuss his reasons for writing it, the cogito, the proofs for God, and the Cartesian circle. historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-medi…

New episode of the History of Philosophy in China! This week we tackle Mohist theories of language and logic, with a brief foray to Gongsun Long's "white horse not horse" paradox. historyofphilosophy.net/series/classic…

A nice podcast on Descartes's interpretation of the mind-body dualism and vital activities

Why is Descartes' name synonymous with mind-body dualism, why was he so convinced by this theory, and how did he explain vital activities in the body if there is no "soul"? Find out the answers on today's new podcast: historyofphilosophy.net/descartes-dual…

Today on #HoPWaG, Karyn and I look at religious themes in Mohism! Major themes include the rejection of fate and defense of sacrificing to ancestral spirits ("ghosts"). historyofphilosophy.net/mohism-religion

My paper “Avicenna and Khūnajī on de re and de dicto Modality” is now out in British Journal for the History of Philosophy. Thanks to LMU, the paper is open access. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…