Peter Adamson

@histphilosophy.bsky.social

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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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Peter Scott Adamson is an American philosopher and intellectual historian. He holds two academic positions: professor of philosophy in late antiquity and in the Islamic world at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; and professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at King's College London. .. more

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · Dec 30

Thanks for following me here on Bluesky!

Here a link to my podcast on the History of Philosophy "without any gaps":

www.historyofphilosophy.net

And to the corresponding book series from Oxford University Press:

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Home | History of Philosophy without any gaps

Podcast by Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at LMU Munich and KCL London. Includes western, Islamic, Indian, and Africana philsosophy.

www.historyofphilosophy.net

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 20h

It's actually something Mike Martin came up with in an old paper. I think the reference is on the episode page.

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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

"In the philosophy lab" - new interview with Professor Hannes Leitgeb (Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Language), here: www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/... #philosophy #mathematics #mathematicalphilosophy

In the philosophy lab

Hannes Leitgeb is an LMU philosopher and winner of the Leibniz Prize. He investigates truth and rationality and under which conditions artificial intelligence arrives at reasonable decisions.

www.lmu.de

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

Yes presumably that's right though I think my advice to focus relentlessly on puzzles and argumentative solutions might be more local to philosophy. Anyway I didn't want to speak for other fields, not that I can speak for all philosophers either!

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

Right, that's a version of objections I consider in the episode. The most radical form is: what if God sends people who believe in Him on this basis to Hell for being so mercenary about it?

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, hope they enjoy it!

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 2d

Here now are all ten of my "rules" for writing about the history of philosophy combined as a single blog post. Hope they will be useful to students and teachers, even if only to prompt disagreement!

www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...

#philsky #philosophy #writing #history

All Ten Rules for Writing about the History of Philosophy | History of Philosophy without any gaps

Having spent the last 25 years of my life teaching history of philosophy, I’ve obviously had a lot of opportunity to give advice and feedback to students on their writing projects. I often find myself...

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3d

First #HoPWaG of the year on early modern philosophy. It's a fun one: what contemporary philosophers have made of Pascal's wager! Would it make sense to bet on the existence of God just because the payoffs are better?

www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wager

#philsky #philosophy #podcasts

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3d

It isn't but good news, it's governed by simple and consistent laws! 👍

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 3d

This morning I recorded three (!) episodes on Malebranche, which will be out in March and April along with an interview featuring Steve Nadler.

Actually of course God caused the recordings, not me; and I hope in due course He'll cause you to listen to them!

#philsky #philosophy #malebranche

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 4d

My last tip for writing about the history of philosophy, which is aptly enough about the role of the conclusion.

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I'll put all ten "rules" together into one blog post in the coming days.

#philsky #philosophy

Rules for Writing 10: Close by opening | History of Philosophy without any gaps

Ok, now you’ve written a tightly focused piece about the history philosophy with transitions that offer “signposts” to help the reader through the argument. It raises an interesting question that is n...

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 5d

The penultimate entry in my ten rules for writing about the history of of philosophy: the importance of revising.

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#philsky #philosophy

Rules for Writing 9: Revise, revise, revise | History of Philosophy without any gaps

No matter how experienced you are at writing, your first draft is almost certainly going to need a lot of work before it is ready to show anyone. For one thing, you will probably have broken some of m...

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IrishPhilosophy @irishphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

Why was he condemned?

@histphilosophy.bsky.social explains what Eriugena said.

Grace Notes: Eriugena and the Predestination Controversy.

historyofphilosophy.net/eriugena-pre...

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 6d

Rule 8 for writing about history of philosophy: STAY ON TARGET.

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#philsky #philosophy

Rules for Writing 8: Stay on target | History of Philosophy without any gaps

This rule is implicit in some of the others, but I still want to invoke the advice of that random X-Wing pilot to “stay on target” as you write.

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

In the medieval Islamic world Greek literature was very widely read but in Arabic translation.

Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

Good to hear! The point strands that Islamic culture was super interested in Plato and other Greek philosophers in the 11th c. But it's mostly not true that they preserved the Greek texts, that was the Byzantines.

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Arash Zeini @arashzeini.com · 7d

'... writing about philosophy is an art, not a science ...'

Insightful set of essays for those writing on philosophy, and perhaps more broadly in the humanities. So far, there has been one post per day, starting on 1 Jan 2026. Your reading begins here:

www.historyofphilosophy.net/rules-writin...

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

Rules for writing about the history of philosophy #7: MIND THE GAPS.

On the importance of transitions.

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Rules for Writing 7: Mind the gaps | History of Philosophy without any gaps

I haven’t said much yet about the actual writing, in the sense of putting sentences together. This isn’t really the place, and I am not really the person, to give advice on how to write well in terms ...

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 7d

My sixth piece of advice on writing about history of philosophy: use a "Russian doll" structure.

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#philsky #philosophy

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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 9d

Admittedly that was a cheap shot but it made me laugh when I wrote it, so I left it in.

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