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Bob Powers: Philosophy and Fencing
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Bob Powers: Philosophy and Fencing

Bob Powers is a PhD candidate at Marquette University, where he is studying Medieval Philosophy, and holds master’s degrees from the University of Chicago in Humanities, Boston College in Philosophy, and Marquette University in Philosophy. He’s a brilliant guy! Beyond the storied halls of Academia, Bob is also a HEMA practitioner and has decades of experience—primarily with the Liechtenauer tradition.

If you haven’t seen Bob’s lecture, Frequens Motis: The Commentary Tradition, Aristotelians Phsyics, and 3227a, you should check it out:

During the conversation between Bob and I, we discussed Frequens Motus, Virtue, Moral Exemplars, and an assortment of other Philosophy related topics that help illuminate Historical Fencing.

If you’d like to read more about Philosophy and Fencing, check out these articles:

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