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Philosophy with specialty in classical political philosophy, Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare and the late/postmodern reception of them
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Nietzsche, Socrates, and “Modernity” (opens the original)
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Here I discuss the nature of education, which is to say the philosophy of philosophical education. Our best teachers in this subject are Nietzsche and Socrates. At issue is the fundamental difference between the study of philosophy and the study of history.<img a
A Discussion with Alex Priou on “Modernity” (opens the original)
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Alex Priou was generous enough to guest lecture on Machiavelli to the course I’m teaching on “Modernity and Modern Philosophy.” This is the full recording of the discussion<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.co
Homer’s Odyssey: Poetry, Philosophy, and “Modernity” (opens the original)
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Did you know that Achilles sings songs? — and that Homer allows Odysseus to sing his own song for four entire books, inviting us to compare what he says to what Homer says through the Muse? And what does all that mean coming immediately after the songs of Demodocus? In fact, who is Demodocus and what makes him so significant for Odysseus, for Homer, a… Read more
The Cave in Plato’s Republic (opens the original)
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In this discussion I meticulously go through the entire presentation of the image of the cave that Plato’s Socrates gives to Glaucon in the opening of book 7 of Plato’s Republic. You will learn far more here in this discussion about the Republic, Platonic philosophy, and how to read “the great books” more broadly than you will from entire courses and e… Read more
Hobbes On Thucydides and “History” (opens the original)
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There is great complexity and subtlety required in speaking of “ancients” and “moderns.” The reason for that is because the genuine depth of philosophy is not at all as facile of those two categories suggest. I explain why that is the case with the thought of Hobbes, and especially with regard to the subject of “history.” Read more
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