Gassendi’s path from skepticism to “baptized Epicureanism.”
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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". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Folge vom 30.11.2025HoP 481 True Fool’s Gold: Pierre Gassendi
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Folge vom 16.11.2025HoP 480 Honorable Ignorance: French SkepticismSo-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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Folge vom 02.11.2025HoP 479 Gideon Manning on Cartesian MedicineAn interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.
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Folge vom 19.10.2025HoP 478 This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian ScienceFrom comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.