Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes list
Boethius ushers in the medieval age with expert works on Aristotle, subtle treatises on theology, an
Apuleius, Victorinus, Martianus Cappella, Macrobius and Calcidius present and interpret Platonic tea
In a final episode on Augustine, Charles Brittain joins Peter to discuss On the Trinity.
In On the Trinity Augustine explores the human mind as an image of God.
Peter speaks with Sarah Byers about the Stoic influence on Augustine's ethics and theory of action.
In his City of God Augustine traces the histories and philosophical underpinnings of two “cities,” o
Augustine defends free will, but rejects the Pelagian claim that we can be good without God's help.
Augustine argues that words are signs, but not signs that can bring us to knowledge.
In the Confessions Augustine weaves autobiography with reflections on the nature of God, man, and ti
Tertullian, Lactantius, Jerome and Ambrose use and abuse Hellenic philosophy.
George Boys-Stones joins Peter to discuss philosophy in the Bible and the Greek Fathers.
Christian ascetics like Antony, Macrina and Evagrius create a new ethical ideal by pushing the human
The early Byzantine thinker Maximus uses Aristotle to defend the orthodox view of Christ's two natur
A mysterious author calling himself Dionysius fuses Neoplatonism with Christianity
Basil of Caesarea, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus use philosophy to help the
Origen of Alexandria weaves Platonic ideas into new and controversial theological ideas
Irenaeus, Clement and Justin Martyr consider the relevance of philosophy for Christianity
An overview of what the Church Fathers contributed to ancient philosophy
A special double interview celebrates reaching 100 episodes by looking at the cultural status of phi
Richard Sorabji joins Peter to discuss the ancient commentators on Aristotle
