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Back to SearchHoP 455 - Tom Pink on Francisco Suárez
Episode 458
We're joined by Tom Pink, who tells us about Suárez on ethics, law, religion, and the state.
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
HoP 454 - By Appointment Only - Political Philosophy in the Second Scholastic
Episode 455
Suárez and other Iberian scholastics ask where political power comes from and under what circumstances it is exercised legitimately.
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
HoP 453 - The Price is Right - Law and Economics in the Second Scholastic
Episode 454
Vitoria, Molina, Suárez and others develop the idea of natural law, exploring its relevance for topics including international law, slavery, and the ethics of economic exchange.
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
HoP 452 - Better Than Nothing - Metaphysics in the Second Scholastic
Episode 453
Did the metaphysics of Francisco Suárez mark a shift from traditional scholasticism to early modern philosophy?
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
HoP 451 - Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve - Free Will in the Second Scholastic
Episode 452
What was Luis de Molina trying to say about human free will with his doctrine of “middle knowledge,” and why did it provoke such controversy?
Published on 1 year ago
HoP 450 - Depicting What Cannot Be Depicted - Philosophy and Two Renaissance Artworks
Episode 451
To celebrate reaching 450 episodes, Peter looks at the philosophical resonance of two famous artworks from the turn of the 16th century: Dürer’s Self-Portrait and Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sist…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
HoP 449 - Anna Tropia on Jesuit Philosophy
Episode 450
We learn from Anna Tropia how Jesuit philosophy of mind broke new ground in the scholastic tradition.
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
HoP 448 - Secondary Schools - Iberian Scholasticism
Episode 449
The “School of Salamanca,” founded by Francisco Vitoria, and the commentators of Coimbra are at the center of a movement sometimes called the “Second Scholastic.”
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
HoP 447 - Andrés Messmer on Spanish Protestantism
Episode 448
Yes, there were Spanish Protestants! Andrew (Andrés) Messmer joins us to explain how they drew on humanism and philosophy to argue for their religious agenda.
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
HoP 446 - Not Doubting Thomas - the Aquinas Revival
Episode 447
Cajetan, Bañez and other thinkers make Aquinas a central figure of Counter-Reformation thought; we focus on their theories about analogy and the soul.
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago