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Peter Adamson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich; hosts podcast about the History of Philosophy... without any gaps.

43 books
Book Cover for: Native Son, Richard Nathaniel Wright

Native Son

Richard Nathaniel Wright
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

The answer is... Richard Wright! Hear all about him and his incendiary novel "Native Son," on today's new #HoPWaG: https://t.co/rRm5JcYNWA https://t.co/FO1QR3dP0B

Hardcover, 2023

$37.45$18.73 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gorgias, Plato

Gorgias

Plato
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

RT @vcaston: Just listened to this episode of “In Our Time” on Plato’s Gorgias, with @drangiehobbs Frisbee Sheffield and Fiona Leigh. Excel…

Paperback, 2008

$8.94$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Medieval Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 4, Peter Adamson

Medieval Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 4

Peter Adamson
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

Until May 27: get a 40% discount on books on medieval studies from U Notre Dame Press! Including a nifty volume called "Don't Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy," by, who's this? Some fellow named Peter Adamson! https://t.co/PDY0ylZjEc

Paperback, 2022

$16.98$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Consolation of Philosophy, Ancius Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

Ancius Boethius
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

A page from Queen Elizabeth I's translation of Boethius' "Consolation of Philosophy," in her own handwriting. Transcription at: https://t.co/pGBlzAAuk4 https://t.co/chIlwvS12D

Paperback, 2000

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

Coming up on Sunday's new episode: @ChikeJeffers and I bring you an episode on Ralph Ellison, discussing his life, his great novel Invisible Man, and his essays on jazz and literature! https://t.co/Qn39127Ki8

Hardcover, 1994

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Native Son, Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

The answer is... Richard Wright! Hear all about him and his incendiary novel "Native Son," on today's new #HoPWaG: https://historyofphilosophy.net/richard-wright https://twitter.com/HistPhilosophy/status/1495134865783771136

Paperback, 2003

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience, David Papineau

The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience

David Papineau
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

RT @AlexMoran44: Well, my review of David Papineau's excellent new book, The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience, came out! Can't recommend D…

Hardcover, 2021

$53.00$28.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Othello, William Shakespeare

Othello

William Shakespeare
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

And next Sunday's new episode will look at... William Shakespeare. We'll talk about what it would mean to approach his plays as philosophical texts and consider a few examples, notably Othello and Julius Caesar. https://t.co/YySwDjDIF4

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Learned Physicians and Everyday Medical Practice in the Renaissance, Michael Stolberg

Learned Physicians and Everyday Medical Practice in the Renaissance

Michael Stolberg
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

RT @renascimed: [New Book] Learned Physicians and Everyday Medical Practice in the Renaissance – Author: Michael Stolberg (Universität Würz…

Hardcover, 2021

$131.99$106.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare
Peter AdamsonPeter Adamson

And next Sunday's new episode will look at... William Shakespeare. We'll talk about what it would mean to approach his plays as philosophical texts and consider a few examples, notably Othello and Julius Caesar. https://t.co/YySwDjDIF4

Paperback, Mass Market, 2004

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book