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481. True Fool’s Gold: Pierre GassendiPosted on
Gassendi’s path from skepticism to “baptized Epicureanism.”
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41. To Speak or Not to Speak: Skepticism in the ZhuangziPosted on
We introduce the second great classic of Warring States Daoism, the Zhuangzi, and ask whether it adopts a position of radical skepticism.
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480. Honorable Ignorance: French SkepticismPosted on
So-called “libertines” like Mothe le Vayer revive ancient skepticism, provoking a backlash from Mersenne and Arnauld. Were they right to see the skeptics as anti-religious?
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40. Antiheroes: Sunzi’s Art of WarPosted on
Are the methods of warfare proposed in the famous Art of War an example of “applied Daoism”?
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479. Gideon Manning on Cartesian MedicinePosted on
An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.
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39. Robin Wang on Yin-Yang ThinkingPosted on
An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.
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478. This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian SciencePosted on
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
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38. Easy Does It: Non-Action in the LaoziPosted on
The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?
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477. The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and GenderPosted on
Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.
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37. She Stoops to Conquer: Femininity in the LaoziPosted on
How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female
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Tags1 hour 27 minutes ago93 - Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus
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A lot of tags missing for Proclus1 hour 28 minutes ago94 - The Platonic Successor: Proclus
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Stanford Article on Iamblichus + God(s) tag for Iamblichus1 hour 28 minutes ago93 - Pythagorean Theorems: Iamblichus
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Set of everything that is8 hours 57 minutes ago217. Andrew Arlig on Parts and Wholes
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Themes3 days 6 hours ago480. Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism
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Soul and Self, Mind and Religion and Reason Tags missing3 days 6 hours ago92 - King of Animals: Porphyry
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This episode is missing themes3 days 6 hours ago480. Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism
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Libertines1 week ago480. Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism
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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." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
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