History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

PETER ADAMSONPETER ADAMSON
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HoP 486 Friends of the Truth: Arnauld and Jansenism

Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century. 

 . 19min 32sec
HoP 485 Liz Jackson on Pascal's Wager

An interview on contemporary approaches to Pascal's Wager: where decision theory meets philosophy of religion. 

 . 38min 41sec
HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager

Should we gamble on belief in God to have a chance at infinite reward? 

 . 22min 41sec
HoP 483 Between Infinity and the Void: Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought? 

 . 20min 13sec
HoP 482 Indivisible, Under God: the Revival of Atomism

Why did Sébastian Basso and Pierre Gassendi think ancient atomism was the key to developing a new, modern science? 

 . 20min 4sec