Podcast Episodes

HoP 419 - Write Till Your Ink Be Dry - Humanism in Britain

Episode 420

Humanism comes to England and Scotland, leading scholars like Thomas Eylot and Andrew Melville to rethink philosophical education.

2 years, 11 months ago

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HoP 418 - Diarmaid MacCulloch on the British Reformations

Episode 419

A leading expert on the history of the Reformation joins us to explain the very different stories of England and Scotland in the 16th century.

2 years, 11 months ago

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HoP 417 - To Kill a King - The Scottish Reformation

Episode 418

John Knox polemicizes against idolaters and female rulers, while the humanist George Buchanan argues more calmly for equally radical political conclu…

2 years, 11 months ago

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HoP 416 - God’s is the Quarrel - The English Reformation

Episode 417

The historical context of English philosophy in the sixteenth century, with particular focus on Thomas Cranmer, and the role of religion in personal …

3 years ago

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HoP 415 - The Tenth Muse - Marie de Gournay

Episode 415

Marie le Jars de Gourney, the “adoptive daughter” of Montaigne, lays claim to his legacy and argues for the equality of the sexes.

3 years ago

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HoP 414 - Henrik Lagerlund on Renaissance Skepticism

Episode 416

No doubt that we're in good hands with interview guest Henrik Lagerlund, who brings his expertise in the history of skepticism to bear on the French …

3 years, 1 month ago

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HoP 413 - Don’t Be So Sure - French Skepticism

Episode 414

The sources and scope of the skepticism of Montaigne, Charron, and Sanches.

3 years, 1 month ago

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HoP 412 - Not Matter, But Me - Michel de Montaigne

Episode 412

In his “Essays” Montaigne uses his wit, insight, and humanist training to tackle his favorite subject: Montaigne.

3 years, 2 months ago

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HoP 411 - Pen Pals - Later French Humanism

Episode 411

Joseph Scaliger, Isaac Casaubon, and Guillaume du Vair grapple with history and the events of their own day.

3 years, 2 months ago

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HoP 410 - Ann Blair on Jean Bodin’s Natural Philosophy

Episode 413

A chat with Ann Blair about the "Theater of Nature" by Jean Bodin, and other encyclopedic works of natural philosophy.

3 years, 3 months ago

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