Lectures

Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&A

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Nov 29 •

35:23

Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained

A lecture on Machiavelli's ethics

Nov 28 •

1:11:34

Your Face Shapes Your Destiny | Shelley's Frankenstein Explained

The True Horror of Frankenstein

Oct 31 •

18:47

Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium Explained

A lecture on Plato's Symposium

Aug 31 •

1:36:33

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 •

1:21:23

Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained

Watch now | A lecture on Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

Jan 16 •

1:21:46

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Will America Fall Like Rome?

Watch now (99 mins) | A lecture on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

Nov 1, 2024 •

1:39:10

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 •

1:45:29

Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th Century

Watch now (72 mins) | A lecture on the intellectual history of “Innovation”

Jul 26, 2024 •

1:11:46

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 •

1:41:32

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 •

1:36:23

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 •

1:36:47

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