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Lesson 2.5: Make Your Self (Pt. II)

Season 1 Episode 14

Topics discussed:

The role of external goods in Aristotelian philosophy. Methods for developing practical wisdom The method of the Golden Mean for…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Lesson 2.4: Make Your Self (Pt. I)

Season 1 Episode 13

Topics discussed: 

Biographical details about Aristotle Key notions in Aristotelian thinking  Key aspects in Aristotelian physics, logic, and ethi…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Lesson 2.3: The Sect of the Dog

Season 1 Episode 12

Topics discussed:

Different characterizations of the philosophy of Cynicism Survey of prominent Cynic thinkers Overview of the Cynic lifestyle

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1 year, 8 months ago

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Lesson 2.2: Not of this World (Pt. II)

Season 1 Episode 11

Topics discussed: 

Plato as authoritarian Plato as moral teacher Spiritual practices in the ancient world Attention training for greater attentio…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Lesson 2.1: Not of This World (Pt. I)

Season 1 Episode 10

Topics discussed: 

Common themes across Plato's body of work Plato as a solver of metaphysical puzzles Plato as a math fanatic Plato as mystic

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1 year, 9 months ago

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Lesson 1.9: On the Sacred Road

Season 1 Episode 9

Topics discussed:

A review of the philosophers covered in Unit I A summary of the sociopolitical conditions that gave rise to anti-democratic senti…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Lesson 1.8: The Spell of Mathematics

Season 1 Episode 8

Topics discussed:

The history and mythology of Pythagoras The workings of Pythagorean communities The benefits of routine and social pressure The…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Lesson 1.7: On Hunting with Dogs

Season 1 Episode 7

Topics discussed: 

The philosophical notion of bullshit Socratic questioning Socrates' motivations for engaging in Socratic questioning Socrates'…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Lesson 1.6: The Knowledge

Season 1 Episode 6

Topics discussed: 

The atomistic philosophy of Democritus The role of chance in our success or failure (and what that means for our ethics accordin…

2 years ago

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Lesson 1.5: Relativity Theory

Season 1 Episode 5

Topics discussed:

The Sophistic movement in general The traditional take on Protagoras Revisionary takes on Protagoras The psychodynamic reflecti…

2 years ago

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