Peter speaks with Sarah Byers about the Stoic influence on Augustine's ethics and theory of action.
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HoP 114 - Sarah Byers on Augustine's Ethics
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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HoP 114 - Sarah Byers on Augustine's Ethics
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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