Athens Corner
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.
Podcasting since 2023 • 84 episodes
Athens Corner
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Addiction and "Depression"
This is the recording of an X/Twitter space where I discuss how addiction and "depression" have always been a defining theme of what we refer to as “philosophy” — the questioning pursuit of the good life — in everything from Homer to Nietzsche ...
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2:34:14
The Philosophical Crisis of the Sciences
In this recorded X space, I discuss the history and the philosophy of the crisis of the sciences that emerged in the late 18th and continued through the 19th century and into the 20th century.This discussion is meant as a broad introduct...
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How to Begin to Study Nietzsche
One of the most common questions I receiver is where people should begin in the study of Nietzsche.In this recorded X space, I discuss a number of different and helpful ways to begin the study of Nietzsche from his various texts. A...
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1:28:41
Aristotle's EN 1.5
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 ...
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Episode 36
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Nihilism and Redemption in Nietzsche's Zarathustra
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 ...
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Episode 24
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2:27:51