HoP 469 Ghost in the Machine: Cartesian Dualism

HoP 469 Ghost in the Machine: Cartesian Dualism

Author: Peter Adamson May 11, 2025 Duration: 24:30
The word “Cartesian” is synonymous with a radical contrast between mind and body. What led Descartes to his dualism, and how can he explain vital activities in humans and animals having rejected the Aristotelian theory of soul?

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. www.historyofphilosophy.net. NOTE: iTunes shows only the most recent 300 episodes; subscribe on iTunes or go to a different platform for the whole series.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Podcast Episodes
HoP 400 - Philosophy Podcasters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:30
Peter chats with the hosts of three great philosophy podcasts: Elucidations, Hi-Phi Nation, and the Unmute Podcast.
HoP 399 - Seriously Funny - Rabelais [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:30
In his outrageous novel about Pantagruel and Gargantua, Rabelais engages with scholasticism, humanism, medicine, the reformation, and the querelle des femmes.
HoP 397 - Do As the Romans Did - French Humanism [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:32
We begin to look at philosophy in Renaissance France, beginning with humanists like Budé and the use of classical philosophy by poets du Bellay and Ronsard.
HoP 396 - Lorraine Daston on Renaissance Science [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:11
Comets! Magnets! Armadillos! In this wide-ranging interview Lorraine Daston tells us how Renaissance and early modern scientists dealt with the extraordinary events they called "wonders".

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