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

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

HoP 486 Friends of the Truth: Arnauld and Jansenism

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

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

HoP 485 Liz Jackson on Pascal's Wager

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

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

HoP 484 You Bet Your Life: Pascal’s Wager

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

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

HoP 483 Between Infinity and the Void: Blaise Pascal

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

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

HoP 482 Indivisible, Under God: the Revival of Atomism

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

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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