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Johnathan Bi
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How to Choose a Good Wife (According to Odysseus)
1w ago00:15:25Tap to summarizeMy video essay on Odysseus and Penelope. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- Odysseus after the Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk- Odysseus vs. Achilles: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=IK4k7e2SQ_u6_d70Ror1XAWebsite: https://www.ancientlyre.com Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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Odysseus and the Art of Lying | Homer's Odyssey Explained
2w ago00:29:35Tap to summarizeMy video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question:- Odysseus after the Odyssey:Timestamps:00:00 0. Introduction00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene06:07 2. Lying as Institution18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain25:54 4. Socrates as HeroMusic by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.Website: https://www.ancientlyre.comSpotify: Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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What Happens to Odysseus After the Odyssey? Telegony, Inferno, Ulysses, Republic Compared
3w ago00:58:37Tap to summarizeMy video essay on Odysseus after the Odyssey. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle:Music by Michael Levy, “Composer for Lyre” — used with permission.Website: https://www.ancientlyre.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=IK4k7e2SQ_u6_d70Ror1XA Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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Homer Didn't Write The Odyssey, This is Who Did | Harvard’s Gregory Nagy
4w ago01:08:07Tap to summarizeAn interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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America's War on Christianity | Tocqueville on Religion
Jul 601:30:10Tap to summarizeMy lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: Tocqueville on Religion.Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-religious-viewsCompanion lectures & interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls- Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville’s Industrial Aristocracyhttps://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville on America's Industrial Aristocracy
Jul 401:40:01Tap to summarizeMy lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: “Democracy with American Characteristics”Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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The American Love of Acquisition & Commerce | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle
Jun 2901:48:54Tap to summarizeAn interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-the-american-foundingCompanion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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The 4 Best Books to Prepare for AI (of the Hundreds I’ve Read)
Jun 2100:20:26Tap to summarizeSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-the-4-best-books-to-prepare-for-aiCompanion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard: https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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The Path to God is Through Sex | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal
May 3001:25:22Tap to summarizeAn interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Companion interviews:He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60cThe Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ux64RyQGU Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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The High Integrity Way Great Men Chase Fame | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle on the American Founding
May 1801:05:56Tap to summarizeAn interview with Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the foremost commentators on the American founding... Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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