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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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elisa freschi@elisafreschi.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the several roles of manas as a sense faculty for internal sensations like pain, but also much more, for Kumārila and in #SanskritPhilosophy: elisafreschi.com/2026/07/23/t...

The role of manas in perception according to Kumārila

Manas plays multiple roles for Kumārila and it is important to keep them apart: manas connecting sense faculty to ātman while sensing an external object (see ŚV pratyakṣa 160ab) manas working itself a...

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Peter Adamson@histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3w ago

Such a disappointment that the World Cup has produced this final. All the incredible matchups we could have had, and instead it's cynical thugs vs boring control freaks, both of whom have won recently anyway.

Peter Adamson@histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4w ago

Coming up tomorrow on #HoPWaG, we look at Quietism, in an episode focusing on Madame Guyon and François Fénelon, who asked the controversial question: would you still love God even if you knew you were guaranteed to go to Hell? (Pictured.) As we'll see, Malebranche was not amused by this.

LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty@lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · last mo.

Out now: Chinese translation of Professor Sven Nyholm's (@svennyholm.bsky.social) book *This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction*. More info (in Chinese) here: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NW1AKMp2HA... #aiethics #technologyethics

正式出版|《技术伦理导论》——智能时代科技伦理问题的入门读物

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Sven Nyholm@svennyholm.bsky.social · last mo.

Out now: the Chinese translation of my book This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction (Wiley 2023), featuring a new short introduction written specifically for the Chinese edition. Many thanks to Cao Aoqi for translating my book! mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NW1AKMp2HA... #AIEthics #TechnologyEthics

Peter Adamson@histphilosophy.bsky.social · last mo.

Here is an #OpenAccess article in which I describe and explain a syllabus on women thinkers in ancient and medieval philosophy; this is based on a class I teach for King's College London: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The whole issue is on teaching women philosophers. #philsky #philosophy

Women of the world: teaching women thinkers in pre-modern global philosophy

This paper reflects on experiences teaching courses on women thinkers from antiquity and the medieval period. The discussion is built around a proposed syllabus (similar to one used in teaching at ...

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Extending New Narratives@ennhistphil.bsky.social · last mo.

New podcast episode! 🎧 Emily Thomas (Durham) on Victoria Welby: motion, energy, space, time, and a philosophical salon at the heart of an extraordinary intellectual network. www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html #philsky #womenphilosophers

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The New Voices podcast consists of conversations about women philosophers and individuals from other groups who have been underrepresented in the history of European and Western philosophy: their...

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Peter Adamson@histphilosophy.bsky.social · last mo.

Congrats to my brilliant colleague Alyssa! She is also a very engaged, passionate, and constructive member of our faculty, we are so lucky to have her.

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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty@lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · last mo.

Outstanding news from our faculty! Congratulations to Professor Alyssa Ney on being awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her project The Nature of Reality According to Quantum Physics (MetaQ). We are proud to celebrate this achievement and wish her every success. #ERC #LMU #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics

Sven Nyholm@svennyholm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Great new paper by Elzė Sigutė Mikalonytė, Julian Savulescu, and Brian D. Earp: "Love and Cause: When is Biomedical Enhanced Love Desirable?" www.researchgate.net/publication/... The paper engages with some of the most recent interventions on this topic by Emma Gordon and me. #bioethics #philosophy

(PDF) Love and Cause: When is Biomedically Enhanced Love Desirable?

PDF | There is a philosophical debate about whether the use of biomedical enhancements to promote or sustain love in romantic relationships is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...

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Damon Young@damonyoung.com.au · 2mo ago

For a counter-philosophy to Versailles, see Voltaire’s gardens and gardening. I’ve a chapter on this in Philosophy in the Garden.

Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one's garden. Voltaire, letter to Pierre-Joseph de Boisjermain, October 1769 Tend your vines, and crush the horror. Voltaire, letter to Jean d'Alembert, February 1764 Wearing a thick fur coat, five silk caps and a woollen hat, Voltaire sits in his 'cabinet': not a luxurious study or a private chamber in his neoclassical mansion but a bench under an old linden tree. Afternoon sunshine has warmed the air, but the 'monarch of French literature, as James Boswell described him, is still shivering a little. In his mid-seventies, the great Enlightenment author— essayist, playwright, poet, satirist-is skin and bone (and nose, as the caricaturists remind him). As he sits and writes, he continually shifts on his seat—the pros-te cancer that will kill him in seven years, in 1778, has 163
Peter Adamson@histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today's episode is one of my favorites among recent topics: a look at the formal French garden, and its surprisingly intricate relationship to philosophy under Louis XIV! (Also look out for a fabulous pun about him.) www.historyofphilosophy.net/french-garden #philsky #gardens #philosophy #podcast