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HoP 310 - Purple Prose - Byzantine Political Philosophy
Episode 73
Byzantine political thought from the time of Justinian down to the Palaiologos dynasty wrestles with the nature and scope of imperial power.
7 years, 5 months ago
HoP 309 - Hooked on Classics - Italos and the Debate over Pagan Learning
Episode 72
The trial of John Italos and other signs of Byzantine disquiet with the pagan philosophical tradition.
7 years, 5 months ago
HoP 308 - Dominic O'Meara on Michael Psellos
Episode 67
Dominic O'Meara speaks to Peter about Michael Psellos, focusing especially on his political philosophy.
7 years, 6 months ago
HoP 307 - Consul of the Philosophers - Michael Psellos
Episode 71
Michael Psellos and his attitude towards pagan philosophy and the political life.
7 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode - Glenn Adamson on Material Intelligence
Episode 69
Peter's twin brother Glenn Adamson discusses the philosophical implications of craft.
7 years, 7 months ago
HoP 306 - Collectors’ Items - Photius and Byzantine Compilations
Episode 68
Photius, “the inventor of the book review,” and other Byzantine scholars who preserved ancient learning.
7 years, 7 months ago
HoP 305 - Andrew Louth on John of Damascus
Episode 66
Peter is joined by Andrew Louth for a discussion of John of Damascus and his theological use of philosophy.
7 years, 8 months ago
HoP 304 - Behind Enemy Lines - John of Damascus
Episode 65
John of Damascus helps to shape the Byzantine understanding of humankind and the veneration of images, despite living in Islamic territory.
7 years, 8 months ago
HoP 303 - Don’t Picture This - Iconoclasm
Episode 64
Is it idolatry to venerate an icon of a saint, or of Christ? The dispute leads the Byzantines to ponder the relation between an image and its object.
7 years, 9 months ago
HoP 302 - On the Eastern Front - Philosophy in Syriac and Armenian
Episode 63
Eastern Christian philosophy outside of Constantinople, focusing on translation and exegesis in the languages of Syriac and Armenian.
7 years, 9 months ago