220: I Kant Stop: "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals" pt. DEUX
In this episode, we continue to journey through a small work by Kant that he thought had great potential for popularity. I DOUBT IT.
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Classical Stuff You Should Know
A.J., Graeme, and Thomas discuss everything having to do with the classical world. Our aim is to help both educators and laypeople enjoy the classical world as much as they enjoy fine ales and good tales.
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219: War of the Roses 4: The Bookish King Lands a Hottie
In this episode, we talk about the exploits of Henry VI, the bookish king. He gets a best friend, a lady, and he gives away some land. Things get crazy.
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 219
218: I just Kant: "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals"
Ever have trouble deciding the right course of action!? LUCKILY, Kant is here to help with a handy tool!
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 218
217: The Nicomachean Ethics on why children are bad
In this episode, Graeme walks us through how our happiness is a rational thing, and since kids can't be rational . . . they bad.
Oct 25, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 217
216: Plato's Crito
We finish out the saga of Socrates's trial and death. In this one, Socrates defends why he's sticking around to guzzle some hemlock.
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 216
215: Learning in Wartime
In 1939, C.S. Lewis gave a sermon to some Oxford boys about whether it's okay to study books when there are Nazis to fight.
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 215
214: Plato's Apology
He's God's gift to Athens, so punish him with free meals.
Sep 13, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 214
213: Coleridge and the Rime of the Ancient Mariner
In this episode: zombies, insane children, opium addicts, constipation, and A.J.'s awful mariner accent
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 213
212: Plato's Dialogue, "Euthyphro"
As Socrates waits in line for his own trial, he chats up a fellow named Euthyphro who plans to denounce his own father. They end up discussing the definition of piety until Euthyphro politely excuses himself from the conversation.
Aug 30, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 212
211: War of the Roses 3: The Romantic Queen and the Monkish King
In this episode, we follow the aftermath of the death of Henry V. His son, Henry VI, likes hiking, and his widow, Catherine, likes dudes.
Aug 23, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 210
210: Children's Lit - Live at Paideia!
This episode was recorded live at the Paideia conference at Veritas Academy in 2022. In this episode, we roast a critic who hates fun things.
Aug 16, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 210
209: The Social Contract: Rousseau goes ham all over Christianity
Christians are bad for government, I guess.
Aug 10, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 209
208: War of the roses: The Battle of Agincourt
This episode is the continuation of the War of the Roses, and it tells the story of Henry V and The Battle of Agincourt.
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 208
207: Nietzsche, Leopardi, and the Meaning of Meaning
In this episode, we complete our series on "The Genealogy of Morals." We talk about the heritage of Schopenhauer and how that has affected Freddy's philosophy.
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 207
206: War of the Roses: The Roots
The long awaiting continuance of the Plantagenets series finally arrives! Graeme plunges us back into a little UK history.
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 206
205: The Social Contract 2: Electric Boogaloo
This is part two of the short series on Jean Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract." Just one more!
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 205
204: Frederick Douglass on the 5th of July
In this episode, Thomas walks us through the context and performance of Frederick Douglass's speech given to the ladies of the "Rochester Anti-Slavery Sewing Society" in Corinthian Hall on July 5th. The speech does not suck.
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 204
203: Bronowski's "The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination"
"WHAT IS MATH!?" hollers the girl on TikTok. Turns out she's right. Any system requires reference to an external system to make itself consistent, but any system is only a metaphor for the whole. Trust me, it makes sense. This is a cool episode about math and science.
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 203
202: Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract" (Compact?)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract" laid the political ground for the French Revolution and probably the American Revolution too. This is just part 1 . . . MORE TO COME.
Jun 21, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 202
201: On the Genealogy of Morality
In this episode, we discuss Nietzsche's work, "On the Genealogy of Morality," in which he discusses the history of morality through tracing the words used to describe it. We also talk about a recent film that's pretty good, and poor poor Leopardi again. Join us!
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 201
200: What are Wordsworth?
In this episode we track Wordsworth's view of how to stay happy in life, specifically through two poems: "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey," and "Elegiac Stanzas Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in a Storm, Painted by Sir George Beaumont." Turns out he was idealistic when he was young and cranky when he was old. WHO KNEW
May 31, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 200
199: The Master and Margarita
During Stalin's regime in Russia there was one author daring enough to write a Satire . . . one that I can't quite nail down. I ask Graeme to help me.
May 24, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 199
198: The Proslogion
The Proslogion contains Anselm of Canterbury's Ontological Argument, which is still argued about in philosophical circles today. It's not really convincing, except that it is.
May 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 198
197: Sympathy and Satan
We discuss the romantic movement and how they interpret Paradise Lost to be other than what it really is. Also, we get cranky about bad guys.
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 197
196: Giacomo Leopardi
This one is about an Italian hunchback who lives with his mom and writes nihilistic poetry about women he can't get. You can't make this stuff up.
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 196
195: Isaac Asimov's "Foundation"
Asimov's excellent sci-fi trilogy is worth a read. Plus, space capitalism!
Apr 12, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 195
194: Ulysses, by James Joyce
I have finally tackled the (rumored) most difficult book in the English language. Feel free to send me any money you've got for the service I just rendered you.
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 194
An Interview with Joshua Gibbs
Thomas was kind enough to reach out to Joshua Gibbs for an interview, and the results speak for themselves. Joshua is a renowned figure in the classical world, and we're happy to have him (and his great big bushy beard) on the podcast.
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 193
193: So Your Parents are Thinking of Sending You to a Classical Christian School
Josh Gibbs decided to write a pamphlet to kids trembling at the notion of going to a classical school. We, clearly a bunch of children, decided to read it.
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 193
192: Waiting for Godot
Nothing to be done.
Mar 08, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 192
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