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The Radical Philosophy of Egypt: Forget God and Family, Write!

...replies that life is good, that he should rather “ponder life” as it is a burial that is miserable – recently discussed by Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers in their...

The Elucidations Podcast: Philosophy Outside Academia

...offer? I do. There are many reasons to be hopeful. Rachel McKinnon, Irami Osei-Frimpong, and John Corvino deserve special mention for making inroads in the YouTube space. Peter Adamson, Jonardon...

“Heidegger was a Nazi.” What now?

...be starting from scratch. See especially the pieces by Peter Adamson and Eric Schliesser. This article is shared with permission by Martin Lenz. It was originally published on Martin’s personal...

What It’s Like to Be a Philosopher: Barry Lam

...of Slow Burn, Rough Translation, and Heavyweight. There are the usual suspects, This American Life, Radiolab, Reply All. Love Freakonomics. Peter Adamson does a really great job with History of...

Should We Stop Talking about “Minor Figures”?

...Projects such as Peter Adamson’s “History of Philosophy without any Gaps” or Lisa Shapiro’s and Karen Detlefsen’s “New Narratives” constantly challenge our canon by providing great resources. What’s wrong with...

So You Want to Teach Some Indian Philosophy?

In a previous post Peter Adamson predicted that non-European philosophies are destined to enter the mainstream of the philosophical profession. He highlighted three avenues of progress. One is that departments...

So You Want to Teach Some Islamic Philosophy?

...the Islamic world, or assistance in getting hold of the suggested literature, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and I will do my best to help: peter.adamson@lrz.uni-muenchen.de. Philosophy of...

Who are we? Myths in the history of philosophy (Part I)

...raise.” This is part of rule 7 from Peter Adamson’s Rules for the History of Philosophy, and it is very good advice indeed. When reading texts, we should try to...

The Joy of Fish and Chinese Animal Painting

...a reprieve from the stressful burdens and responsibilities of daily life. * This essay was originally published in Animals: A History (ed. Peter Adamson and G. Fay Edwards), a volume...

Subversive Laughter in Reynard the Fox

...ethics. * This essay was originally published in Animals: A History (ed. Peter Adamson and G. Fay Edwards), a volume of the Oxford Philosophical Concepts series (ed. Christia Mercer), and...