Episode 46, Peter Adamson and the History of Women in Philosophy (Part I)

Peter Adamson is Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and the host of the History of Philosophy without any gaps podcast. Peter's main publications focus on Classical Philosophy, Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds, and Philosophy in the Islamic World, but the range of Peter's expertise is phenomenal. The depth and breadth of his podcast History of Philosophy without any gaps is simply unrivalled, and the success of Peter's projects has led him to publish a range of books in the aforementioned areas. So, in Part I, we'll be speaking to Peter Adamson about the history of women in philosophy, and in Part II, we'll be engaging in some further analysis and discussion, asking some listener questions, and getting at 'the man behind the podcast'. Contents Part I. The History of Women in Philosophy. Part II. Further Analysis, Discussion and 'The Man Behind the Podcast'.