Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes list
Princess Anna Komnene makes good use of her political retirement by gathering a circle of scholars t
The larger meaning of history in the chronicles written by Michael Psellos, Michael Attaleiates, Ann
Psellos and other experts in rhetoric explore how this art of persuasion relates to philosophy.
Byzantine political thought from the time of Justinian down to the Palaiologos dynasty wrestles with
The trial of John Italos and other signs of Byzantine disquiet with the pagan philosophical traditio
Dominic O'Meara speaks to Peter about Michael Psellos, focusing especially on his political philosop
Michael Psellos and his attitude towards pagan philosophy and the political life.
Peter's twin brother Glenn Adamson discusses the philosophical implications of craft.
Photius, “the inventor of the book review,” and other Byzantine scholars who preserved ancient learn
Peter is joined by Andrew Louth for a discussion of John of Damascus and his theological use of phil
John of Damascus helps to shape the Byzantine understanding of humankind and the veneration of image
Is it idolatry to venerate an icon of a saint, or of Christ? The dispute leads the Byzantines to pon
Eastern Christian philosophy outside of Constantinople, focusing on translation and exegesis in the
We begin to look at the third tradition of medieval philosophy, in which the heritage of classical a
Peter King, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, and Russ Friedman discuss their approaches to medieval philosoph
Rachel Barney, Christof Rapp, and Mark Kalderon join Peter to discuss the importance of ancient phil
Bob Pasnau joins Peter to discuss ideas about substance from Aquinas down to the time of Locke, Leib
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The Renaissance ideals of humanism and universal science flourish already in the medieval period, in
New ideas and and new universities in Italy and greater Germany including Vienna and Prague, where J
