History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast

HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho

27/09/2026

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

0:00

50:00

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.

D'autres épisodes de "History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps"

HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho
il y a 12 heures
50:00
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.
HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism
13/09/2026
23:37
Pierre Bayle argues that religious disagreements should be tolerated and that there are powerful arguments against monotheism, even as some contemporaries embrace outright atheism.
Ne ratez aucun épisode de “History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps” et abonnez-vous gratuitement à ce podcast dans l'application GetPodcast.
Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows
16/08/2026
42:13
Go to www.glennadamson.com to find out more about Glenn's books including A Century of Tomorrows
HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary
26/07/2026
20:31
Is Pierre Bayle’s pioneering reference work, the Historical and Critical Dictionary, a monument to skepticism or to fideism?
HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism
12/07/2026
19:10
The “Quietists” Jeanne Guyon and François Fénelon argue that self-love can be overcome by cultivating a “pure love” for God. Their reward: to be accused of heresy.
HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine
28/06/2026
16:51
How the “neo-classical” tragedies of Racine explore the battle between passion and reason.
HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière
14/06/2026
18:03
Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.
HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists
31/05/2026
23:01
La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden
17/05/2026
21:18
How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.
HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism
03/05/2026
21:18
How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”

Plus d'épisodes

Découvrez le meilleur des podcasts sur l'application GetPodcast.

Abonnez-vous à tous vos podcasts préférés, écoutez les épisodes sans connexion internet et recevez des recommandations de podcasts passionnants.

Une entreprise de

HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

D'autres épisodes de "History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps"

HoP 500a Marguerite Johnson on Sappho

HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism

Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows

HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary

HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism

HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine

HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière

HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists

HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden

HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism