Peter adamson philosophy biography of william

In this interview, Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University and host of the podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, discusses Dungeons and Dragons, Wizard of Oz, his twin brother, Williams College, getting hooked on Plato, studying Dante, developing an interest in medieval philosophy, and then Arabic philosophy and Neo-Platonism at Notre Dame, why history of philosophy matters, the cultural narrowness of philosophy, the idea of philosophical progress, the role of biography and arguments in philosophy, impostor syndrome, meeting his wife, understanding history of philosophy from the inside, working on Plotinus, advice for grad students, why he left King’s College for LMU, the origin, evolution, production, and future of the podcast, impact, Avicenna, Mill, Buster Keaton, Catch, David Sedaris, Election , and his last meal…

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What were you into as a kid?

Contrary to popular belief, not all philosophers are nerds.

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