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Newsletter · By Danielle A. Layne · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    A Platonism Without the Good? A Conversation With Drs. Drew Dalton and Tyler Tritten (opens the original)

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    Dr. Danny Layne, joined by partner Dr. Tyler Tritten, interview Dr. Drew Dalton about his philosophy, focusing on his book series about Levinas, longing, resistance, pessimism, evil, and materialistic monism. They collaboratively tease out Platonic themes and tell some fun stories in the process.00-3:55: Introductory Content3:56-10:03: Drew’s pessimism; relationship with science, desires; (He says “tum tum”!); First book grew out of dissertation but is not one-to-one correlation; Something is la

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Process and Potential. Rethinking Whitehead, and Footnotes to Plato with Dr. Matthew Segall and Dr. Eli Kramer (opens the original)

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    Brief SummaryDrs. Matthew Segall and Eli Kramer join host Dr. Danny Layne to bounce ideas back and forth about the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and Plato, focusing largely on mathematics, but also many other interesting topics geared toward both newcomers and advanced scholars.Detailed Overview00-1:45: Introductory Content1:46-10:45: Segall’s perspective on Platonism: Whitehead, Republic, Russell’s A History of Western Philosophy, irony, comedy, Schelling, Symposium, Whitehead’s squirrel

  3. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Doing Platonism: Theurgy and the Golden Dawn with Dr. Sam Webster and Dr. Gregory Shaw (opens the original)

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    Friend of the podcast Dr. Greg Shaw returns and joins host Dr. Danny Layne to talk with Dr. Sam Webster about his life and what it means to practice Platonism according to the Order of the Golden Dawn.00-2:00: Introductory content2:01-4:47: Overview of doing Platonism by theurgy; What is the Order of the Golden Dawn; Kabbalah, polytheism, Freemasons4:48-19:41: How did Sam Webster get into this? Iamblichus, possession, Whitehead, Buddhism19:42-23:06: Greg Shaw’s take, comments on alignment with P

  4. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    Ascending the Scale of Virtues Parts II & III: with Sonsoles Costero-Quiroga and Michael Griffin (opens the original)

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    In this much anticipated follow-up episode Dr. Danny Layne concludes the ascent of the scale of virtues with Drs. Sonsoles Costero-Quiroga and Michael Griffin. Dr. Costero-Quiroga is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia (Canada), where Dr. Griffin is Professor of Greek Philosophy. The conversation begins with a recap of part I, followed by a description of theurgy, the last phase of the ascent. Subsequently, our interlocutors discuss a range of related topics, spanning

  5. Issue · Aug 25, 2026

    The Divine Imprint: Light, Photography & Platonic Illumination with Dr. Theresa Mikuriya (opens the original)

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    This week’s guest is extra special for our 40th episode! Not only is Dr. Theresa Mikuriya a Palinode team member and a photographer, she’s a Professor of Photography and the History of Thought at the London School of Film, Media and Design, University of West London. She joins Dr. Danny Layne and Dr. Gareth Polmeer for a conversation about her book: A History of Light: The Idea of Photography. Together they shed light on the many ways in which Platonists think about imagery and photography.<a cl

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