Ibn al-Haytham draws on the tradition of geometrical optics to explain the mystery of human eyesight.

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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 09.06.2013HoP 132 - Eye of the Beholder - Theories of Vision
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Folge vom 02.06.2013HoP 131 - Deborah Black on al-Farabi's EpistemologyDeborah Black joins Peter to talk about al-Farabi's innovations concerning knowledge and certainty.
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Folge vom 26.05.2013HoP 130 - State of Mind - al-Farabi on Religion and PoliticsAl-Fārābī combines Islam and Greek sources to present the ideal ruler as a philosopher who is also a prophet.
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Folge vom 19.05.2013HoP 129 - The Second Master - al-FarabiPeter begins to look at the systematic rethinking of Hellenic philosophy offered by al-Farabi, focusing on his logic and metaphysics.