In this episode, we cover the fallacies of ambiguity and the fallacies of form.
Dec 05, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The logical fallacies can be bunched into a few headings. There are quite a few of them, and this episode isn't exhaustive, but we hit the biggies. In this episode, we focus primarily on the fallacies of distraction.
Nov 28, 2017•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Thomas leads us through the criteria for calling a work classical.
Nov 21, 2017•52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This episode is a little different since I included an extra bit of conversation that we had been having with the audio off. It concerns economy and man. After that, we move on to the actual episode. It concerns the three modes of persuasion. If you ever hope to convince someone to do something, and do it with commitment, you're going to have to use these. Ethos concerns the trustworthiness of the speaker. Logos concerns the use of logic and avoidance of fallacy, and pathos concerns the emotions...
Nov 14, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The House of Atreus is central to both the Iliad and the plays of Aeschylus. The story is a little crazy, so be warned: it's not really appropriate for kids.
Nov 07, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Medieval man is much maligned for his cosmology. This episode describes this cosmology, helping the modern reader to understand references to the spheres in Milton and others, while at the same time defending medieval man.
Nov 07, 2017•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Graeme discusses the different parts of a metaphor.
Nov 01, 2017•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The twenty-second book of the Iliad is a microcosm of the whole. The symbolism in this chapter captures all the major themes of the book.
Nov 01, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this podcast, we discuss the ancient division between the two types of reason. Put simply, Intellectus refers to natural understanding or meditation, and Ratio refers to the working faculty of reason.
Nov 01, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The Common Topics is the toolkit you use when you want to think of something to say. Got a speech to write? The common topics can help you out.
Nov 01, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The notion of the Christian knight is central to several texts, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight among them. There were several moral expectations placed on knighthood in the middle ages, including that of charity and fidelity.
Nov 01, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Odyssey, Iliad, and Aeneid all concern a single great story. This podcast covers the mythological background necessary to understanding these epics.
Nov 01, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This one's all about Homer: who he is, where he came from, and most importantly, if he actually existed.
Nov 01, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Plato theorizes that there are three parts to the human soul: the rational, the spirited, and the appetitive.
Nov 01, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
