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Peter Adamson

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Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich; hosts podcast about the History of Philosophy... without any gaps. www.historyofphilosophy.net

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Peter Scott Adamson is an American philosopher and intellectual historian. He holds two academic positions: professor of philosophy in late antiquity and in the Islamic world at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; and professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at King's College London. .. more

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Dec 30

Thanks for following me here on Bluesky!

Here a link to my podcast on the History of Philosophy "without any gaps":

www.historyofphilosophy.net

And to the corresponding book series from Oxford University Press:

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Home | History of Philosophy without any gaps

Podcast by Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at LMU Munich and KCL London. Includes western, Islamic, Indian, and Africana philsosophy.

www.historyofphilosophy.net

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 10h

I'm more than halfway through this interesting #podcast series on technology ethics, from my colleague Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social and John Danaher. Highly recommended!

technologyethicspod.wordpress.com

#ethics #aiethics #technology #philsky

Technology Ethics Podcast

A podcast-based introduction to the philosophy and ethics of technology

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Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 1d

In recent decades, scholars have examined various facets of Avicenna’s #logic. But how did Avicenna himself conceptualize logic—its definition, status, and purpose? PhD student Shahab Khademi explores this question in a new paper! 👇📃 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #philsky #histphil #HPS

Avicenna on the Meaning of Logic: Revisiting Five Major Works

Avicenna's logic has gathered much interest in recent decades. However, one significant point that has hitherto been frequently neglected is what logic means to Avicenna in the first place. Conside...

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if you could really get money for that study?

When I hear my own voice recorded I always think it sounds like him; my theory is that this is why my own voice doesn't bother me when I listen back to the podcast episodes (many people hate the sound of their own voice "from outside").

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

A study has just been published comparing writings by three pairs of twins to see whether they write differently, including me and my art historian brother Glenn. The upshot is that our styles are apparently very dissimilar.

www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YFIRR...

#linguistics #twinstudies #philsky

Do Identical Twins Write Identically? Evidence from Authorship Attribution

This study investigates the writing styles of identical twins to determine if their shared genetics result in identical writing. We used computational authorship analysis techniques on writing samp...

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 3d

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age. | @histphilosophy.bsky.social www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesianism... #Descartes #women #philsky

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Lex Academic @lexacademic.bsky.social · 3d

It is Dyslexia Awareness Week and we are proud to announce the 2026 Lex Academic Scholarships for dyslexic postgraduate students working in #Classics, #Philosophy, and #ArtHistory.

Please share widely!

#dyslexiaawarenessweek #dyslexiaawarenessmonth

www.lexacademic.com/scholarships

Scholarships - Lex Academic®

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

#philjobs #philsky

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

Opening here at the LMU: a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education at the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion. The position combines research in philosophy with a strong focus on didactics.

Application deadline: 15 November 2025

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

job-portal.lmu.de

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

Today's new episode: Cartesianism and Gender

www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesianism...

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

#philsky #podcast

Early modern image of women in 17th c France

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 5d

Miira Tuominen and I edited this new book from Brill with no fewer than 25 chapters on various aspects of ancient and medieval philosophy in Greek, Arabic, and Latin texts. Actually there's a little Persian in there too.

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Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy

"Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy" published on 29 Sep 2025 by Brill.

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 5d

Coming up in a few hours on the new #HoPWaG podcast episode...

Cartesianism and women: why figures like Poullain de la Barre (whose name I just managed to spell right on the first try!) thought Descartes' ideas would be an ideal basis for arguing in favor of gender equality.

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Anita Leirfall @anitaleirfall.bsky.social · 5d

What He Should Have Said: the Early Cartesians

Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop, but also challenge, Descartes’ ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism. s361.podbean.com/pb/e3724a8b2... #EarlyCartesians #Descartes #philosophy #philsky

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elisa freschi @elisafreschi.bsky.social · 5d

In logic as discussed by Nyāya and Buddhist epistemologists, each syllogism requires two examples, one of something like the subject at hand (hence, an example bringing an analogy), and one of something unlike it (hence, an example bringing a disanalogy).
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Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · 6d

In a week (Oct. 10) at U of Toronto:

A one-day event celebrating the ideas of women in philosophy as presented by women from Toronto's philosophy department.

philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/ideas-...

#philsky

Ideas of Women in Philosophy - Department of Philosophy

A one-day event celebrating the ideas of women in philosophy as presented by women from our very own department.

philosophy.utoronto.ca

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

I was traveling so didn't get a chance to post links to the most recent episodes. Here they are!

The Early Cartesians

www.historyofphilosophy.net/early-cartes...

Feminity in the Laozi (Daodejing)

www.historyofphilosophy.net/laozi-femini...

#daoism #philsky #descartes

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

Other brands of window and glass spray are available

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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 8d

LMU Munich invites applications for a W2 Professorship in Philosophy Education, starting in October 2026. We are looking for candidates with an outstanding research record in philosophy and a strong profile in philosophy education.
Deadline: 15 November 2025:
job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/b...

Professorship (W2) of Philosophy Education

job-portal.lmu.de

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Marilù Papandreou @marilupapandreou.bsky.social · 8d

Fresh off the press! A paper in a wonderful volume edited by Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social and Miira Tuominen ("Animals in Greek, Arabic, and Latin Philosophy"). This has been the most fun I had in writing a paper, as it combines my favourite topics: Aristotle, animals, and artefacts.

Marilù Papandreou, Builders and Weavers of the Animal Kingdom: Non-Human Poiêsis in Aristotle and the Ancient Commentators - PhilPapers

philpapers.org

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