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History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

HoP 463 Doctors without Borders: the Republic of Letters

Feb 16, 2025 · 24 min · 12 segments

How scholars around Europe created an international network of intellectual exchange. As examples we consider the activities of Mersenne, Peiresc, Leibniz, Calvet, and Hartlib.

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Speakers: Peter AdamsonHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalPopularityVery Populartop 5%Audience≈46k followers

Top entities: Republic of Letters×27 Marin Mersenne×16 Georges Perec×8 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc×14 Samuel Hartlib×8

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Peter AdamsonHost

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[classical music] Hi, I'm Peter Adamson, and you're listening to The History of Philosophy podcast, brought to you with the support of the philosophy department at King's College London and the LMU in Munich.

Peter AdamsonHost

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Online at historyofphilosophy.net. Today's episode: Doctors Without Borders: The Republic of Letters.

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Republic of LettersOrganization
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Marin MersennePersonFrench polymath
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Georges PerecPersonFrench novelist and filmmaker
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de PeirescPersonFrench astronomer
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VoltairePersonFrench writer and philosopher
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Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizPersonPolymath
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Peter N. MillerPersonPresident of the American Academy in Rome
42%2 mentions
Justus LipsiusPersonPhilologist and philosopher
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