

HoP 482 Indivisible, Under God: the Revival of Atomism
14.12.2025 | 20 Min.
Why did Sébastian Basso and Pierre Gassendi think ancient atomism was the key to developing a new, modern science?

HoP 481 True Fool’s Gold: Pierre Gassendi
30.11.2025 | 20 Min.
Gassendi’s path from skepticism to “baptized Epicureanism.”

HoP 480 Honorable Ignorance: French Skepticism
16.11.2025 | 21 Min.
So-called “libertines” like Mothe le Vayer revive ancient skepticism, provoking a backlash from Mersenne and Arnauld. Were they right to see the skeptics as anti-religious?

HoP 479 Gideon Manning on Cartesian Medicine
02.11.2025 | 33 Min.
An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.

HoP 478 This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian Science
19.10.2025 | 24 Min.
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.



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