We're joined in this episode by a leading expert on one of the most famous works of philosophy ever written: Descartes' Meditations.

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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Folge vom 25.05.2025HoP 470 Gary Hatfield on Descartes' Meditations
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Folge vom 11.05.2025HoP 469 Ghost in the Machine: Cartesian DualismThe word “Cartesian” is synonymous with a radical contrast between mind and body. What led Descartes to his dualism, and how can he explain vital activities in humans and animals having rejected the Aristotelian theory of soul?
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Folge vom 27.04.2025HoP 468 Perchance to Dream: Descartes’ Skeptical MethodHow Descartes fashioned a “method” to repel even the strongest and most radical forms of doubt, with the cogito argument as its foundation.
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Folge vom 13.04.2025HoP 467 Written in Mathematics: Descartes’ PhysicsFor Descartes body is purely geometrical. So how does he understand features we can perceive, like color, and causation between bodies?