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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat: Why Reading Plato Is the Best AI Defense
Published 4 weeks, 2 days ago
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AI may reshape work, but Jennifer Frey argues the real defense is deeper: a return to liberal education, Great Books, and self-cultivation. In this condensed version of the 1-hour-plus conversation—cut down to a quick listen—you’ll hear Ross Douthat and Frey debate the purpose of the humanities, whether education should be about employability or flourishing, and why Plato, Shakespeare, and Aristotle still matter in an AI-driven age. Frey also reflects on her Tulsa Great Books program, the role of community in learning, and why both left- and right-wing education reforms have pushed colleges toward hyper-professionalization. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.