These are previews from my website AthensCorner.com of in-depth discussions on the Western world's greatest books in philosophy and political philosophy. There are also occasional previews for my Fathers & Sons series on the website devoted to guiding and assisting fathers who themselves want to educate their sons in the great books, and so the emphasis is upon examples of excellence of virtue.
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Subscriber-only episode Here I host the discussion of a two month weekly series devoted to the first book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. This particular discussion is on chapter five of book one. I especially appreciate chapter five of book one because it's where Aristotle introduces the competition of lives for the happy life. Is it the life oβ¦
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π Aristotle and Platoβs Unwritten Teaching
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2:29:35Subscriber-only episode In this recording my good friend Ancient (@AncPhi) discusses Aristotleβs critique of Platoβs unwritten teaching. There are a few audio glitches during the recording but it is still very much worth your time.βOleh Athens Corner
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π Plato's Cave pt1 Homer, Plato, and Heidegger
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1:22:09Subscriber-only episode Here is the first in a series of lectures with @alejandrophase2 tracing the imagery of Enlightenment in the Western philosophical tradition. Here I discuss the meaning of the cave of the Cyclops in Homer's Odyssey and Socrates's image of the cave in the Republic. Afterwards, Alejandro provides invaluable insights into the imβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode Here I'm joined with @AncPhi to briefly discuss the invaluable importance of Heidegger. At issue is the significance of language, translation, and etymology for his thought on time and being; and, more broadly, the revolution in postmodern philosophy that issued from his thought from the perspective of his essay on Anaximandβ¦
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π Plato's Cave pt2 Bacon and Vico
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1:22:09Subscriber-only episode This is the second in a series of lectures with @alejandrophase2 tracing the imagery of Enlightenment in the Western philosophical tradition. I discuss the cave imagery in Bacon's New Organon regarding the Idols. Afterwards, Alejandro provides invaluable insights into Vico's use of the cave imagery with explicit reference toβ¦
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π Plato's Cave pt3: Leo Strauss and Historicism
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2:21:05Subscriber-only episode Leo Strauss and Historicism": In part three of my ongoing series on the legacy of the imagery of the Cave and Enlightenment, I discuss the thought of Leo Strauss and his imagery of "the pit/cave beneath the Cave" to describe postmodernity. I'm joined by @AlexPriou so that he can share his truly invaluable insight and expertiβ¦
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π A Roundtable Discussion on Nihilism Part 1
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1:22:09Subscriber-only episode Here my friend @AncPhi and I discuss various aspects of the meaning of nihilism, both as it appears practically in our everyday lives and theoretically in Nietzsche and Dostoevsky. We also discuss what it might mean to "overcome" nihilism.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Roundtable on Nihilism Part 2
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1:40:36Subscriber-only episode I'm joined once again by @AncPhi to respond to his always-insightful questions about nihilism, namely, what it is and the possible solutions to it.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Overman Psychology and the Youth
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1:34:03Subscriber-only episode This can be understood as part two of my previous discussion of Nietzsche and the youth. Here I discuss the extremely important analysis of human psychology provided by Nietzscheβs Zarathustra in sections 1.7 and 1.8 of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Combined, these two sections address the problematic psychology for the self-overcβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode Here I discuss the very important--but so often overlooked--aspect of the youth which orients so much of Nietzsche's political project. That is, I discuss Nietzsche's understanding of what philosophy must become if it is to decisively transform culture. The approach I take is a thorough interpretation of Nietzsche's second bβ¦
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π Leo Strauss on the Reaction to German Nihilism
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1:46:42Subscriber-only episode A discussion on Strauss with Alex Priou and Justin Gottschaulk.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Regime Change in Plato Part 2
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1:57:24Subscriber-only episode A continuation of the discussion of regime change in book 8 of Plato's Republic with emphasis upon democracy.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Reason and Rationality in Plato
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1:53:18Subscriber-only episode A discussion of the image of the divided line in Plato's Republic and what it means for Socrates's presentation of reasonOleh Athens Corner
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π Nihilism in Plato and Dostoevsky
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2:13:39Subscriber-only episode Here I discuss the similarities and differences between Dostoevsky and Nietzsche on the topic of nihilism, which ultimately becomes a rich discussion of the premises of Modern science. In order to best understand the nihilistic premises of Modern science, I begin with a discussion of an alternative to it that one finds in thβ¦
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π Nihilism and Redemption in Nietzsche's Zarathustra
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2:27:51Subscriber-only episode The most important thing to understand in Nietzsche's thought is nihilism, and not as we understand the term but as Nietzsche understands it. Here I discuss the meaning of nihilism as Nietzsche's Zarathustra presents it in chapter 19 of book 2 in Thus Spoke Zarathustra, entitled "The Soothsayer." The reason this is so importβ¦
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π The Youth: Their Corruption and its Correction
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45:17Subscriber-only episode This is the inaugural discussion of my series on fathers and sons reading Great books together. Here I discuss the reasoning behind the series, encompassing everything from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, to Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Poetics, Xenophon, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Melville, Bloom's Closing of the Americβ¦
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π Christianity, Philosophy, and βModernityβ (part 1)
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1:17:27Subscriber-only episode Broadly speaking, the theme of the series that I provide in philosophy on my website center around the various relationships in which philosophy and divine revelation have existed together in the Western philosophical tradition, whether for the Greeks, the medieval Scholastics, the Moderns with their "Modern" science, or theβ¦
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π Aristotle, Slavery, and the Entirety of Philosophy
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25:38Subscriber-only episode In preparing to begin an entire series on Plato's longest dialogue the "Laws,β I use an almost casual comment by Aristotle in his discussion (or logos) on slavery in the Politics to discuss the way in which inquiry into the art of politics unfolds, and almost immediately (!), into the entirety of philosophy. Among other thinβ¦
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π The Poetry of Being: TSZ 1.3 (part 2)
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37:26Subscriber-only episode Continuing our discussion of the all-important third speech of part 1, at issue here is Zarathustra's turn from the critique of the hinterworldly to the metaphysical concept of βbeingβ and, for Zarathustra, the psychology at the core of both (i.e. all gods and all traditional understandings of philosophy). In his turn towardβ¦
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π TSZ 1.3: The Hinterwordly (part 1)
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46:54Subscriber-only episode At issue in Zarathustra's speech here is everything encompassed in the phrase βthe transvaluation of all valuesβ (or βthe revaluation of all valuesβ). That is to say, this speech by Zarathustra marks the beginning of Nietzsche's experiment as a political founder in postmodernity. I emphasize how the issue of Zarathustra's unβ¦
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π TSZ 1.2: The Academicians of Virtue
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27:14Subscriber-only episode Zarathustraβs insurgency having begun, he now enters into the academic institutions in order to discover what the youth are being taught. At issue is the way in which Zarathustraβs wisdom differs from that being taught by the academics and, more broadly, how Zarathustraβs understanding of the teaching corresponds to Nietzschβ¦
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π Thucididesβs βArchaeologyβ (part 1)
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22:04Subscriber-only episode Having discussed the opening paragraph, I now turn to the second paragraph which marks the beginning of the text traditionally referred to as βthe Archaeologyβ (paragraphs 2-20). Here is where we begin to see our theme in the series of technology. At issue is the emerging way in which Thucydides understands the role of technβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode In this recording my good friend Ancient (@AncPhi) discusses the role of logos in the thought of Heidegger.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Kantβs βWhat is Enlightenment
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2:25:52Subscriber-only episode In this recording my good friend Alejandro (@engeignos) provides an entire reading with invaluable historical and philosophical commentary throughout of Kantβs famous essay βWhat is Enlightenment?βOleh Athens Corner
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π Manent on Strauss (part 1): Strauss and Nietzsche
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1:54:01Subscriber-only episode This is the first of two discussions where I discuss Pierre Manentβs writings on Leo Strauss. Here I discuss Manentβs analysis of the relationship between Nietzsche and Strauss, which unfolds into a broad introduction to the thought of Leo Strauss beginning with Rousseau and going back though Machiavelli and Hobbes into the β¦
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π Manent on Strauss (part 2): Strauss and Heidegger
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1:15:32Subscriber-only episode Continuing my exploration of Manentβs writings on Leo Strauss, here I discuss Manentβs analysis of Strauss and Heidegger, which unfolds into a discussion of the meaning of history.Oleh Athens Corner
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Subscriber-only episode In this space I'm joined by Alex Priou and my good friend Ancient Philosophy to discuss everything encompassed in approaching the thought of Heraclitus. We discuss the everything from the difficulties of translating the Greek to even understand Heraclitus to the consequences of understanding him on a whole host of fronts: Plβ¦
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π Bloom's Closing of the American Mind
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2:19:36Subscriber-only episode Here I'm joined with my friends @ProdigalThe3rd and Alex Priou to discuss the crisis in American schools, from secondary education through graduate school. We cover everything parents and students need to know. Alex also provides some great insights into Bloom's classic "The Closing of the American Mind." This is the first oβ¦
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π The Weird Nature of H.P Lovecraft
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2:33:06Subscriber-only episode An amazingly rich discussion of HP Lovecraft with Justin Gottschaulk.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Regime Change in Plato Part 1
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1:51:42Subscriber-only episode A discussion of the change of regimes in book 8 of Plato's Republic.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Poetry Grand Politics in Nietzsche
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1:43:00Subscriber-only episode The relationship between Nietzsche and Aristotle is extremely important but seldom acknowledged. Here I provide an entryway into Nietzsche by way of his invocation of Shakespeare and how that suggests Aristotle's account of the virtue of greatness of soul.Oleh Athens Corner
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Subscriber-only episode Nietzsche's critique of Plato is well known, but it is not well known how indebted Nietzsche is to Plato's student Aristotle. Here I discuss the way in which much of Nietzsche's most important insights can be understood as appropriating Aristotle. On one hand, there is Aristotle's account of tragedy in the Poetics. On the otβ¦
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π JΓΌnger, Heidegger and Nihilism
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1:23:51Subscriber-only episode This is the first in a series of lectures on the meaning of nihilism. I begin with the relationship between JΓΌnger and Heidegger: their letter correspondences and the essays they dedicated to each other. At issue is the way in which Modern nihilism has manifested in technology. I explore the issue as it is addressed by JΓΌngeβ¦
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π Homerβs Odyssey: The Origin of Philosophy
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2:14:34Subscriber-only episode This is possibly the most important topic for understanding the relationship between poetry and philosophy. I go into great detail regarding the discovery of "nature" presented by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey. At issue is not whether or not poetry is philosophy or vice versa but, rather, a much more thoughtful understanding oβ¦
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π Heidegger's Intro to Being & Time pt1
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2:22:48Subscriber-only episode Heidegger's masterpiece is Being & Time, and any understanding of postmodern philosophy requires a serious reading of the text. Here I introduce the text by an in-depth exploration of the first part of his introduction of the text. With an eye toward the most important themes still to come in the text, I provide readers withβ¦
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π TSZ 1.1: The 3 Metamorphoses of Spirit
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29:18Subscriber-only episode Having gained his first new insight since returning to mankind, Zarathustra begins his true or official speeches with a speech about the kinds of spirit required in order to be or become Zarathustraβs brother or disciple. I discuss the important Platonic parallels, the relationships to temporality and history, as well as howβ¦
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π TSZ Prologue 8-10: The New Insight, New Beginning, and Human Types
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32:29Subscriber-only episode Here we see the extent to which Nietzsche's TSZ can be seen as belonging to the rare great books of the Western world in which education is thematic. Not only do we see Zarathustra teaching others, but even more importantly we see Zarathustra himself learning along the way. Immediately upon the initial failure of his first sβ¦
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π TSZ: Initial Summary of Overman and Last Man part 2
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42:10Subscriber-only episode Continuing my summary of the initial teaching of Zarathustra's overman and last man, here I discuss the way in which both constitute Nietzsche's involvement with the broader debate of culture in 18th and 19th century Germany, going back to Rousseau and Kant.Oleh Athens Corner
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π TSZ: Initial Summary of Overman and Last Man part 1
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1:01:55Subscriber-only episode This is the first in a two-part discussion assessing the initial teaching of the Overman and the Last Man. In addition, because of how important it is to properly understand both, I provide detailed analysis of both as they appear in a number of Nietzsche's pre-Zarathustra publications. At issue is ultimately the way in whicβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode Here I discuss the origins of one of the most important words we tend to use so casually today, namely the word βculture.β I provide a historical and philosophical introduction to how it came to be that the word βcultureβ became a philosophical concept, beginning in the late 18th Century and including its various transformatβ¦
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π Modernity Part 1: Hobbes and Theology
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2:15:02Subscriber-only episode The rise of everything we understand as βModernityβ required a radically anti-Orthodox re-interpretation of Christian theology. All of the primary political founders of Modernity included these anti-Orthodox readings of the Bible. Here I discuss the issue broadly before focusing upon Hobbes in particular. I also discuss the β¦
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π Modernity Part 2: Spinoza and Theology
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1:37:11Subscriber-only episode Continuing my previous discussion about the radically anti-Orthodox Biblical interpretation provided by Hobbes, here I discuss Spinoza. In particular, I discuss the way in which Spinoza founded what we now refer to today as the so-called βhigher Biblical criticismβ in order for him to make his argument that tolerant or liberβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode A discussion of Shakespeare's Tempest with @KingBolingbrokeOleh Athens Corner
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π TSZ Prologue 6-8: The Good and the Just
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48:56Subscriber-only episode Here I discuss the significance of the tightrope-walker and what it means for Zarathustra's initial teaching of the overman and the last man, which unfolds into a discussion of the meaning of 'culture' as Zarathustra understands it.Oleh Athens Corner
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π Technology and Nihilism: The Net of Hephaestus part 2
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50:38Subscriber-only episode Here I conclude my discussion on the teaching of technology in Homer with my completion of the song that brings a mysterious great joy to Odysseus. At issue is the status of mind in relation to the correction of inadequacies of the body. From this emerges a teaching of comedy in relation to tragedy regarding the role of techβ¦
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π Technology and Nihilism Addendum 1: The Discovery of Nature in Homer
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46:49Subscriber-only episode The first occurrence in the Western philosophical tradition of the word 'nature [phusis]' occurs in Homer's Odyssey. It is the word from which we get our words like 'physics' and 'metaphysics.' In this addendum I discuss the way in which it occurs and its bearing upon the teaching concerning technology in Homer. At issue is β¦
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π Technology and Nihilism: The Net of Hephaestus part 1
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49:53Subscriber-only episode Continuing the discussion of the teaching on technology in Homer, here I set the stage for a poem that Odysseus will take great delight in because it reveals much about not just the entire Trojan war but, also, a teaching that Odysseus himself must provide the Phaeacians regarding the nature of man.β¦
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π Technology and Nihilism: The Shield of Achilles
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1:14:58Subscriber-only episode Turning from the Biblical tradition regarding technology, this is the first of a two-part discussion where I take up the Greek tradition regarding technology in Homer. Specifically, I read and discuss the entirety of book 18 of Homer's Iliad. At issue is the overlapping meanings of the shield of Achilles for Achilles himselfβ¦
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π Technology and Nihilism: Beginning with the Book of Genesis
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53:25Subscriber-only episode Here I discuss the subtle teaching of the relationship between man and art or, more broadly, technology, that is found in the Biblical book of Genesis. The teaching fundamentally concerns what is often referred to as 'faith versus reason.' I also include some very helpful observations made by Augustine on the topic, which isβ¦
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Subscriber-only episode Continuing Zarathustra's first speeches upon his return to mankind, here I discuss the meaning of Zarathustra's 'last man.' Emphasis is placed upon the meaning of 'culture' and its relation to nihilism for Zarathustra. I discuss how this understanding of Zarathustra's speech of the last man unfolds into a broader and deeper β¦
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