Ep. 267: Avicenna on God and Soul w/ Peter Adamson (Part One)

<p>On selections and commentary about Avicenna's argument from around 1020 C.E. for the existence of God as a necessary being, plus arguments to prove that God has the person-like properties that Islam imputes to him, and his "flying man" argument for the soul's essential independence from matter. Featuring Mark, Dylan, and our guest Peter Adamson from the <a href="https://historyofphilosophy.net/">History of Philosophy podcast</a>.</p> <p>Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at <a href="partiallyexaminedlife.com/support">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a>. <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/04/10/ep267-2-avicenna-citizen/">Get it now</a> or <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2021/04/12/preview-ep267-2-avicenna/">listen to a preview</a>.</p> <p>Sponsors: Save 20% on an annual membership of at <a href="https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/PEL">TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/PEL</a>. Learn about St. John's College summer programs at <a href="https://www.sjc.edu/sumer2021">SJC.edu/summer2021</a>. Get $90 off your first four meal deliveries and free shipping on the first box at <a href="https://sunbasket.com/PEL">SunBasket.com/PEL</a> (code PEL). Get $75 off your starter teeth-straightening kit via <a href="https://www.candidco.com/pel">CandidCO.com/pel</a> (code PEL).</p>