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427. Brave New World: Shakespeare’s Tempest and ColonialismPosted on
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129. Afrophone Home: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oPosted on
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426. A Face Without a Heart: Shakespeare’s Hamlet and IndividualismPosted on
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128. Marginal Comments: bell hooks and Patricia Hill CollinsPosted on
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424. Hast Any Philosophy In Thee? William ShakespearePosted on
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Overview
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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