Peter Adamson
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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- Reposted by Peter Adamson18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027. Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
- Today on #HoPWaG, we look at the variety of presentations (and names) of Confucius in the "Zhuangzi." What do these portrayal's tell us about Daoist attitudes towards Confucianism? www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-con... #podcast #philosophy #philsky #confucisus #daoism #zhuangzi
- Reposted by Peter AdamsonNew podcast episode Sabrina Ebbersmeyer talks about women, philosophy, and ingenium in the 17th–18th centuries—focusing on Anna Maria van Schurman and Elisabeth of Bohemia—and why women philosophers matter in today’s curriculum. Listen here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html #philsky
- Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists think this great sage was all that great? #podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
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- You won't find this sort of top shelf philosophy banter on Twitter
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- On today's new episode I get into the philosophical issues surrounding Pascal's Wager, together with a leading expert on the topic, Liz Jackson! www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wage... #philosophy #philsky #podcast
- I'm looking for suggestions of what to cover in a special series of interviews when I reach my 500th podcast episode: things I should have covered in past series, but missed out! More explanation here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/suggestions-... Thanks in advance! #philsky #philosophy
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- Oh for the days when AI just meant "active intellect"
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- On today's new episode we look at some of the most memorable passages from the Zhuangzi, the so-called "skill stories," in which butchers, wheelmakers, etc are shown to have a special kind of knowledge. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ski... #HoPWaG #philosophy #philsky #podcast #daoism
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- Had our Faculty Research Day today at the LMU Philosophy Dept (@lmuphilosophy.bsky.social) with great papers from colleagues - among others, our new Kant specialist Andrew Stephenson who just joined this semester. We also had an interesting session discussing use of AI in philosophy research.
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- Here now are all ten of my "rules" for writing about the history of philosophy combined as a single blog post. Hope they will be useful to students and teachers, even if only to prompt disagreement! www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writing #history
- First #HoPWaG of the year on early modern philosophy. It's a fun one: what contemporary philosophers have made of Pascal's wager! Would it make sense to bet on the existence of God just because the payoffs are better? www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wager #philsky #philosophy #podcasts
- This morning I recorded three (!) episodes on Malebranche, which will be out in March and April along with an interview featuring Steve Nadler. Actually of course God caused the recordings, not me; and I hope in due course He'll cause you to listen to them! #philsky #philosophy #malebranche
- My last tip for writing about the history of philosophy, which is aptly enough about the role of the conclusion. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... I'll put all ten "rules" together into one blog post in the coming days. #philsky #philosophy
- The penultimate entry in my ten rules for writing about the history of of philosophy: the importance of revising. historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy
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- Rule 8 for writing about history of philosophy: STAY ON TARGET. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy
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- Rules for writing about the history of philosophy #7: MIND THE GAPS. On the importance of transitions. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...
- My sixth piece of advice on writing about history of philosophy: use a "Russian doll" structure. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy
- Reposted by Peter AdamsonAnother exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke. Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3at://did:plc:2xh3ekkjbuyi3e5pbfnakuyt/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l2ilk674e52f
- Rule 5 on writing about the history of philosophy: on the tricky issue of how best to use quotations from your primary sources in your writing. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writingtips
- Also new today, my fourth piece of advice on writing about history of philosophy: about focusing on the primary text instead of secondary literature (and how to use secondary literature when you do use it). www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philosophy #philsky #writingtips
- New #HoPWaG for you today, on animals in the Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi! With discussion of one of my all time favorite passages, the "happy fish" story. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ani... #philosophy #philsky #daoism #podcasts
- Well, it depends a bit on the sentence of course! But I think if you take into account the full argument leading up to the sentence, its place within the work as a whole, the terminology used, possible allusions, then it is most definitely possible.
- The third installment of my series of blog posts giving advice on writing about the history of philosophy: GO NARROW. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy #writingtips
- Second installment of my series of blog posts giving advice on writing about history of philosophy: in this one I discuss the need to reflect not just on your own position but also on the possible opposing argument. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...
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- My podcast co-author Chike Jeffers (@chikej.bsky.social) is on the latest Philosophy Bites podcast, talking with @davidedmonds100.bsky.social about the subject it took HopWag 140+ episodes to cover. This time it takes just 15 minutes! philosophybites.com/podcast/chik... #philosophy #philsky
- My math fan father always sends out an email at New Year's factorizing the new year. (2025 was very interesting because it's 3ˆ4 × 5ˆ2). He says: obviously 2026 is 2x1013 and it turns out 1013 is prime! So that was quick. Despite everything I'm glad to be living in 2026 CE and not 1013 CE.
- First of a series of "rules" giving advice on academic writing about history of philosophy. I'll be posting this as a series over the coming days. Hope people will find this useful and interesting! Feedback more than welcome. www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin... #philsky #philosophy
- A look ahead at what's coming in 2026 on the History of Philosophy podcast! www.historyofphilosophy.net/whats-coming... #philsky #philosophy #podcast
