Bonus Episode: Don't Think for Yourself, Chapter 1
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Peter reads the first chapter of his new book Don’t Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy, available from University of Notre Dame Press. Pre-order with the code 14FF20 from undpress.nd.edu, to get a 20% discount!
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Leo Strauss's theologico-political problem
Hi Dr. Adamson, Can you add this episode to the Religion and Reason theme as well? I think it fits there perfectly, given that in terms of thinkers it draws on many of the medieval Islamic world philosophers.
I was wondering if justified taqlid can be seen as a response to Leo Strauss's theologico-political problem (revelation vs reason).
In reply to Leo Strauss's theologico-political problem by G. Tarun
Justified taqlid
Oh that’s an interesting point - I have not integrated the bonus episodes into the “Themes” at all I think, but maybe I should to make it easier for people to find them.
As for Strauss, I think of justified taqlid basically as a rationalist move since revelation is used as a source on rational grounds.
In reply to Justified taqlid by Peter Adamson
Religion and reason
I'm not sure about other bonus episodes, but interestingly this episode shows up on the Epistemology theme page! So I think it'd be a great addition to Religion and Reason too. And most of the other bonus episodes too, of course, do make sense in the themes. I'm assuming these too can be displayed chronologically - and I think it'll make the theme pages even more useful as one-stop shops for all episodes on an area.
Thanks too for clarifying the bit on justified taqlīd.
In reply to Religion and reason by Tarun G
Themes
Ah ok, so I may have been inconsistent about that. I am about to put up ten (!) more bonus episodes on connections between German and global philosophy, so that will be a good chance to do this systematically.
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