What led Malebranche to his notorious view that all bodily motions and thoughts are caused by God, with created things serving only as “occasions” for divine action?
Mar 22
21 min
We begin to explore Malebranche’s controversial development of Cartesian philosophy by looking at his theodicy.
Mar 8
19 min
Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole update the study of logic to take account of the ideas of Descartes.
Feb 22
21 min
Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century.
Feb 8
19 min
An interview on contemporary approaches to Pascal's Wager: where decision theory meets philosophy of religion.
Jan 25
38 min
Should we gamble on belief in God to have a chance at infinite reward?
Jan 11
22 min
Blaise Pascal was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought?
Dec 28, 2025
20 min
Why did Sébastian Basso and Pierre Gassendi think ancient atomism was the key to developing a new, modern science?
Dec 14, 2025
20 min
Gassendi’s path from skepticism to “baptized Epicureanism.”
Nov 30, 2025
20 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?
Nov 16, 2025
21 min
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