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Ancient Greece Declassified
Hosted by Dr. Lantern Jack · EN
The podcast that transports you to the ancient world and back, with some good conversation along the way. It's not just about ancient Greece. It's about a huge chunk of human history that the Greek texts give us access to: from Egypt and Babylon, to Persia, to Carthage and Rome, we'll sail the wine-dark sea of history with some expert guides at the helm. Topics will include archaeology, literature, and philosophy. New episode every month.
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R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8
Oct 1, 202201:00:09Tap to summarizePlato argued that the inevitable next step in political evolution after democracy is tyranny. Many political thinkers throughout history agreed with him. Were they right? ------------------ Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast Or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/greecepodcast --------------- A full transcript of this episode with references can be found on our website at greecepodcast.com
Transcribe →49 When a Philosopher Ruled the World | Marcus Aurelius w/ Donald Robertson
Jul 31, 202201:13:12Tap to summarizeWas Marcus Aurelius really the enlightened ruler that history books and modern movies portray him as? And is his brand of Stoic philosophy applicable to the modern world? With us to discuss these and other questions is Donald Robertson, a psychotherapist and the author of How to Think Like and Emperor and Verissimus. ------------------ Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast Or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/greecepodcast
Transcribe →AGD Tour Update – Only a Few Spots Left!
Jun 4, 202200:07:00Tap to summarizeAn update on the AGD Tour happening in Greece from August 16-24 For an outline of the itinerary click here.
Transcribe →48 Time Traveling to the Ancient World
Jun 1, 202200:47:48Tap to summarizeThirty three scholars, philosophers, and archaeologists answer the question: If you could time travel to the ancient world, who would you want to meet? Scholars featured + the timestamps when they appear: 2:10 Edith Hall 3:36 Eric Cline 4:30 Andromache Karanika 5:45 Josiah Ober 6:48 Rush Rehm 7:30 Ian Morris 8:02 Rebecca Newberger Goldstein 9:20 Patrick Hunt 9:46 Raffaella Cribiore 11:04 Mark Adams 12:20 Peter Adamson 13:47 Richard Martin 15:08 M. M. McCabe 16:37 Zina Giannopoulou 18:45 Greg Nagy 19:43 Caroline Winterer 20:04 Melissa Lane 22:28 Alicia Stallings 22:57 Rhiannon Evans 24:04 Barbara Graziosi 24:54 Walter Scheidel 25:12 Matt Simonton 26:30 Emily Greenwood 27:57 Olga Levaniouk 30:00 Steele Brand 32:55 Rachel Barney 33:36 Angie Hobbs 35:31 Adrian Goldsworthy 36:30 Mary Bachvarova 37:42 Jonathan Lear 39:40 Mary Townsend 40:31 Gabriel Richardson Lear 42:14 Ben Morison
Transcribe →R7.5 The Forms, the Matrix, and AI w/ John Vervaeke
May 13, 202201:02:38Tap to summarizePhilosophers today often dismiss Plato's Theory of Forms as an outdated and failed attempt by a pre-modern thinker to explain knowledge. However, cognitive scientist John Vervaeke offers a radically different take on Plato's theory and how it ties in with recent debates about the nature of intelligence. John Vervaeke is a professor at the University of Toronto and the creator of the popular YouTube series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.
Transcribe →AGD Trip to Greece! August 16–24
May 4, 202200:05:46Tap to summarizeAn announcement about the upcoming Ancient Greece Declassified tour in Greece this summer.
Transcribe →R7 The Cave | Plato's Republic, book 7 w/ Ben Morison
Apr 30, 202201:01:37Tap to summarizeThe cave analogy, which takes up the majority of book 7 of the Republic, is one of the most famous passages in all of western philosophy. In this episode, we are joined by Ben Morison, professor of philosophy at Princeton, to dive deep into the allegory and unpack its various levels of meaning.
Transcribe →R6.5 Why People Hate Plato
Apr 29, 202201:07:17Tap to summarizePlato is at once the most loved and possibly the most hated philosopher of all time. This episode explores five reasons why he drives some people mad. Contents of the episode, with timestamps: Reason 1: Who should rule? [7:30] Reason 2: What political system is best? [12:20] The Ship of State [15:10] Reason 3: What is truth? [20:20] Reason 4: What is knowledge? [30:35] The Divided Line [40:25] Reason 5: What is good?
Transcribe →44 The Invention of Duty
Jan 27, 202201:15:13Tap to summarizeWhere does the notion of 'moral duty' come from? In this conversation with Simon E. Drew we dive deep into the history of the concept and discuss my recent book The Invention of Duty. This episode was originally published on The Walled Garden podcast and is here republished as a crosscast.
Transcribe →R6 The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful | Plato's Republic, book 6 w/ Gabriel Richardson Lear
Dec 12, 202101:05:24Tap to summarizeBook 6 of the Republic is the work's core section where Plato lays out his metaphysics. Appealing to his signature Theory of Forms, Plato offers a transcendent vision of the Good as the ultimate source of human knowledge. Joining us to help us unpack this theory is Gabriel Richardson Lear, professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago and author of the book Happy Lives and the Highest Good: An Essay on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. ------------------ Support Ancient Greece Declassified on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast Or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/greecepodcast
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