Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.

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Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.

HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière

La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?

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La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?

HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists

How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.

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How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.

HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden

How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”

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How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”

HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism

Arnauld’s attack on Malebranche’s theory of the “vision in God” leads to a nuanced debate over the nature of ideas.

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Arnauld’s attack on Malebranche’s theory of the “vision in God” leads to a nuanced debate over the nature of ideas.

HoP 491 Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on Ideas

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

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.” The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition. www.historyofphilosophy.net. NOTE: iTunes shows only the most recent 300 episodes; subscribe on iTunes or go to a different platform for the whole series.

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