Researching Peter Adamson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7922 people with the Adamson surname? In that year Adamson was ranked number 508 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
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Peter Adamson (philosopher)
Peter Scott Adamson (born August 10, 1972) is an American academic who is professor of philosophy in late antiquity and in the Islamic world at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as well as professor of ancient and medieval philosophy at King's College London. Aside from articles, monographs, and edited books, he is known for hosting the weekly podcast "History of Philosophy without any gaps", which has also been turned into a book series, surpassing 25 million downloads by 2019. The podcast has gone through 350 episodes from Pre-Socratic philosophy up to Renaissance philosophy, as well as special series on Indian philosophy (with co-author Jonardon Ganeri), African/Africana philosophy (with co-author Chike Jeffers), and Chinese philosophy (planned, with co-author Karyn Lai).
He received the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2003 for "outstanding research achievements of young scholars of distinction and promise based in UK institutions" and received a grant from the same source in 2010.
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