Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes list
The Persian poet Rūmī and mystical philosopher al-Qūnawī carry on the legacy of Sufism.
Avicenna’s distinction between essence and existence triggers a running debate among philosophers an
Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī’s controversial career sees him adopt and then abandon Ismāʿīlism, team up with
The Illuminationists carry on Suhrawardī’s critique of “Peripatetic” philosophy and wonder if they w
Suhrawardī, founder of the Illuminationist (ishrāqī) tradition, proposes a metaphysics of light on t
The hugely influential Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī weaves Avicenna and Islamic theology into complex dialec
Abū l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī makes up his own mind about physics and the soul, and along the way inaugu
An introduction to later developments in philosophical theology, sufism, and Illuminationism, focusi
Leading scholar of medieval Jewish thought Gad Freudenthal joins Peter in a concluding episode on An
Joseph Albo and Isaac Abravanel critique Maimonides’ attempt to lay down foundations for the Jewish
The rich symbolism of the Zohar and the spiritual practices of Abraham Abluafia feature in the mysti
The Book of Job provokes Saadia, Maimonides, Ibn Tibbon and Gersonides to reflect on why God allows
Tamar Rudavsky joins Peter to talk about the two great medieval Jewish thinkers after Maimonides: Ge
Ḥasdai Crescas shows Aristotelian physics who’s boss, by defending alternative conceptions of time,
The super-commentator Gersonides and other Jews digest the ideas of Averroes.
Maimonides’ works provoke a bitter dispute among Jews in France and Spain over the relation of philo
Maimonides as a "Mediterranean thinker": Peter is joined by Sarah Stroumsa.
Maimonides tries to settle the eternity of the world debate by declaring a draw.
The great Jewish philosopher and legal scholar Maimonides, and the ideas in his Mishneh Torah and Gu
Baḥya Ibn Paquda and Maimonides explore the ethical dimension of the Jewish scriptures and legal tra
