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Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium Explained
A lecture on Plato's Symposium
Aug 31
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A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy | Cicero's Definibus
Watch now | A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy building off of Nietzsche's Gay Science and Cicero's Definibus
Jun 27
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Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
Watch now | A lecture on Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
Jan 16
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Will America Fall Like Rome?
Watch now (99 mins) | A lecture on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Nov 1, 2024
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Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace Inequality
Watch now | A lecture on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Sep 13, 2024
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Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th Century
Watch now (72 mins) | A lecture on the intellectual history of “Innovation”
Jul 26, 2024
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Rousseau's First Discourse: Science & Art Are Poisoning You
Watch now (102 mins) | An introductory lecture summarizing the key ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Jun 15, 2024
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Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality: Masters vs. Slaves
Watch now (96 mins) | An introductory lecture summarizing the key ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy of Morality.
Jun 7, 2024
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Lecture VII: The One Who Withholds | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Christianity exposed the injustice of scapegoating and, in doing so, robbed us of the cathartic tools which early human societies used to contain and…
Dec 31, 2022
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Lecture VI: The Triumph of Modernity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Rescued by Christianity, modernity is distinctly different than the violent, deceitful, and stagnant societies of yore.
Dec 29, 2022
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Lecture V: The Christian Revelation | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
For Girard, Christianity is radically different from all other religions in one crucial aspect: it takes the side of the innocent victim and, in doing…
Dec 24, 2022
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Lecture IV: The Scapegoat Mechanism | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Starting from lecture IV, we will move away from psychology and into Girard’s history, beginning with the very first human societies.
Dec 21, 2022
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