History Of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

The Stoic ethical theory insists that perfection is possible, and that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism

The Stoic cosmos: suffused with divinity, surrounded by void, and endlessly repeating

The Stoics set out and defend an ambitious theory of knowledge, where it is possible to avoid all error

Introducing the early Stoics, Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus, and their innovations in logic

James Warren chats with Peter about the pleasures of Epicureanism

In "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius sets Epicureanism into Latin poetic verse

The Epicureans reassure us against the terrors of death and punishment by the gods

Pleasure is the good, according to Epicurus. But how do we live most pleasantly?

Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism

The Cyrenaics, the ultimate pleasure seekers of ancient philosophy

A recording of Peter's lecture delivered on Oct 25, 2011, at the Arts and Humanities festival on "The Power of Stories" at King's College London.

Diogenes and the other Cynics “deface the currency” by exposing the hypocrisy of Greek society.

Introducing the Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans and Cynics, the schools of the Hellenistic age

The Old Academy and Theophrastus carry on the legacy of Plato and Aristotle

Peter's colleagues MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf join him for a special 50th episode interview, to discuss Aristotle's reactions to his teacher Plato

In the Rhetoric and Poetics, Aristotle explores persuasive speech and engages with ancient tragedy

Aristotle's Politics responds to Plato's Republic and sets out its own ideas about the ideal state, the types of political constitution, and the role of women and slaves

Drawing on the De Anima, On the Heavens, Physics and Metaphysics, Peter tackles Aristotle’s theory of mind and its relation to his theology.

Dominic Scott discusses Aristotle's method in his Nicomachean Ethics

What place does Aristotle leave for pleasure and friendship in his vision of the good life?