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6: Ratio and Intellectus
Season 1 Episode 6
In this podcast, we discuss the ancient division between the two types of reason. Put simply, Intellectus refers to natural understanding or meditation, and Ratio refers to the working faculty of rea…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
5: The Common Topics
Season 1 Episode 5
The Common Topics is the toolkit you use when you want to think of something to say. Got a speech to write? The common topics can help you out.
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
4: The Christian Knight
Season 1 Episode 4
The notion of the Christian knight is central to several texts, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight among them. There were several moral expectations placed on knighthood in the middle ages, including th…
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
3: Intro to the Epics
Season 1 Episode 3
The Odyssey, Iliad, and Aeneid all concern a single great story. This podcast covers the mythological background necessary to understanding these epics.
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
2: Homer
Season 1 Episode 2
This one's all about Homer: who he is, where he came from, and most importantly, if he actually existed.
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago
1: The Tripartite Soul
Season 1 Episode 1
Plato theorizes that there are three parts to the human soul: the rational, the spirited, and the appetitive.
Published on 7 years, 9 months ago