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HoP 058 - Reaping the Harvest - Lucretius

In "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius sets Epicureanism into Latin poetic verse

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HoP 057 - Nothing to Fear - Epicureans on Death and the Gods

The Epicureans reassure us against the terrors of death and punishment by the gods

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HoP 056 - Am I Bothered? - Epicurean Ethics

Pleasure is the good, according to Epicurus. But how do we live most pleasantly?

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HoP 055 - The Constant Gardener - Epicurus and his Principles

Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism

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HoP 054 - Instant Gratification - the Cyrenaics

The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy

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Filling the Gaps - a Brief History of Nothing

Episode 70

A recording of Peter's lecture delivered on Oct 25, 2011, at the Arts and Humanities festival on "The Power of Stories" at King's College London.

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HoP 053 - Beware of the Philosopher - the Cynics

Diogenes and the other Cynics “deface the currency” by exposing the hypocrisy of Greek society.

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HoP 052 - Fighting Over Socrates - the Hellenistic Schools

Introducing the Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans and Cynics, the schools of the Hellenistic age

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HoP 051 - The Next Generation - the Followers of Plato and Aristotle

The Old Academy and Theophrastus carry on the legacy of Plato and Aristotle

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HoP 050 - MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf on Aristotle on Plato

Peter's colleagues MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf join him for a special 50th episode interview, to discuss Aristotle's reactions to his teacher Plato

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