Aristotle’s Theory of Knowledge and Hellenistic Epistemologies
In this lecture, Prof. Harari explains why the account of the principles of demonstration found in the Greek commentary tradition
Delaying Death
This talk examines Bacon’s alchemical theories and explains how he believed that the key to extending life lay not in
The System of Lazzaretti Reconsidered
This lecture focuses on the system of quarantine stations in the early modern Mediterranean.
Food, Famine and Social Class
Galen is one of the best sources on ancient nutrition and diet: he has little interest in luxury fashions, he
Intensity and the Grades of Nature. Heat, Colour, and Sound in the ordering of Pre-Modern Cosmos (1200-1600)
This summer school will explore how heat, colour, and sound have been used, conceptualised and graded in the pre-modern cosmos