39 - Peter Adamson: Islamic Philosophy, Mysticism, Dead Languages, & Eternity

Peter Adamson is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College London. He’s also the host of the podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps and the author of the book series by the same name. Robinson and Peter talk about Islamic philosophy broadly conceived, as well as some of its great philosophers—Avicenna in particular—and its most fascinating debates.   00:00 Introduction 04:46 Can Anything Be the Subject of Philosophy?  11:03 Dead and Living Languages  24:35 What Is Islamic Philosophy?  40:28 Some Distinctive Problems of Islamic Philosophy  50:40 Metaphysical Debates about the Eucharist and Koran  59:21 Free Will, Islamic Philosophy, and the Koran  01:08:56 Islam and the Eternity of the World  01:29:48 Avicenna's Flying Man Argument  01:41:25 Al-Farabi and Illuminationism  01:47:54 What Is Philosophical Mysticism?  01:55:00 Islamic Mysticism and Sufism  01:59:18 Philosophy, Reincarnation, and Vegetarianism  02:03:37 The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps Twitter: @robinsonerhardt   Instagram: @robinsonerhardt  Twitch (Robinson Eats): @robinsonerhardt   YouTube (Robinson Eats): youtube.com/@robinsoneats  TikTok: @robinsonerhardt