HoP 501 Mara van der Lugt on Bayle and Pessimism
An interview on the surprising comforts to be found in the philosophy of pessimism, focusing on Bayle but looking all the way forward to Schopenhauer.
11 Loka 33min
HoP 500d Ted Good on Zoroastrianism
In the fourth of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skipped in earlier series, Peter talks to Ted Good about philosophy and the Persian religion of Zoroas...
6 Loka 49min
HoP 500c Troels Engberg-Pedersen on St Paul and the Stoics
In the third of five episodes to mark the 500 episode milestone, an expert on Paul's letters tells us how Stoic ideas shaped his philosophy and theology.
3 Loka 41min
HoP 500b Melissa Lane on Herotodus and Thucydides
Our second episode in celebration of reaching the 500 mark fills a significant gap: Melissa Lane helps us to understand the ancient Greek historians Herotodus and Thucydides, including their relations...
30 Syys 43min
HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho
In the first of five episodes to celebrate reaching the episode 500 mark by looking at things he skipped in earlier series, Peter talks to a leading expert on the poems of Sappho.
27 Syys 50min
HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism
Pierre Bayle argues that religious disagreements should be tolerated and that there are powerful arguments against monotheism, even as some contemporaries embrace outright atheism.
13 Syys 23min
Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows
Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows
16 Elo 42min
