Peter Adamson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich; hosts podcast about the History of Philosophy... without any gaps.

Native Son
Richard Nathaniel Wright
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
Gorgias
Plato
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
Medieval Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 4
Peter 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
The Consolation of Philosophy
Ancius Boethius
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
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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
Native Son
Richard Wright
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
The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience
David Papineau
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)
Othello
William Shakespeare
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
Learned Physicians and Everyday Medical Practice in the Renaissance
Michael Stolberg
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)
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
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