Athenian Stranger
@Athens_Stranger
I teach the Great Books of our tradition at http://AthensCorner.com & https://www.buzzsprout.com/2290488 || Excellence in education: Intro through PhD level
Friends, My recording on Thucydides’ entire “archaeology” is completed and I’ve made it available for everyone because of how relevant it is for us today. It took me over a month of editing to ensure none of your time is wasted in listening. I hope you enjoy it. (Link below)
Nothing is stopping you from getting up as early as you have to in order to hit the gym Every single day is an opportunity for you to change course and right the ship of your journey in fitness
🧵To keep them from fading into oblivion on the ever-moving timeline, here are the recent spaces I’ve done in order: —Book 6 of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics —Neo-Aristotelianism, Modern Science, and Christianity —Natural Law, Modernity and Us —An Intro to Thomas Aquinas
I’ll discuss some of the most important themes concerning knowledge of virtue and its limitations for the good life according to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics or, better, “Aristotle’s Logos of Happiness”
In my most recent episode with @Athens_Stranger, we discussed friendship, aristocracy, and loyalty. Check out a clip of the interview here:
I’ll discuss the history, philosophy, and legacy of what created and sustained the most influential achievement of education in human history: the Modern German university. At issue is the rise of “history” and “philology” and their influence on “culture”
In describing his own writings, Rousseau says his approach is “taking readers as they are” Rousseau gets this from Plato, noting that his own “Emile” is akin to Plato’s “Republic” When you see tweets like this you need to realize just how clueless such people are to the basics
Education is now about meeting students where they are instead of showing them where they need to be. Much follows from this.
1. Episode 112 has been released for paid subscribers. I will drop for everyone on August 7. @Athens_Stranger and I talk about neo-paganism and why it emerged in the 1800's as a thing. We place it in its intellectual and historical context. Link below:
The Lyceum Institute is looking to expand, increase language instruction, and preserve the traditions by which human beings flourish, through a funding model which does not treat education as a product or service. For this, we need donors. Become one at the link below.
The Division of the Arts & Humanities is considering consolidating its 15 departments into eight, reducing language instruction, and establishing minimum class and program sizes, citing new federal policies and shifts in the “underlying financial models” for higher education.
Episode 317 with @Athens_Stranger is live on all podcast apps. Video drops at noon
A few authors (and texts) who are endlessly deep and will always make you deeper upon re-reading them: — Homer — Xenophon (Memorabilia) — Plato (Gorgias, Republic, Laws) — Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics) — Machiavelli — Shakespeare — Milton — Descartes — Nietzsche — Yeats
I’ll introduce the significance of Machiavelli for us today At issue is the meaning of his revolution in The Prince as he understands it and conveys it to the reader The themes to be discussed will include Thucydides, Plutarch, the Popes, and Descartes
👀 … made it free on Spotify, Apple Podcast etc (link in comment)
I’ll discuss Plutarch and his relevance for us today, particularly as Americans on the 4th of July Themes of the discussion: — Plutarch and the American Founding — Plutarch on “history” in relation to greatness, the beautiful, the heroic, the sacred
I have a new article out with @Babygravy9 's @mansworldmag_ today on SSRIs and democracies. I use Tocqueville to demonstrate the spiritual nature of the democratic soul, then turn to SSRIs as a democratizing force. Thread of quotes from the article. Link at the end. 1/9
I honestly believe that the deepest and most important philosophical claim ever made begins with this from Empedocles: “like attracts like” You see it in everything of greatest significance for life: friendships, all relationships etc … on that, Nietzsche was simply correct
Hartford is a lesson in commercial autism. After 1945, local elites worked to solve two problems: the traffic which plagued the colonial-era downtown and labor shortages in the tobacco fields. That's right, Connecticut grew tobacco. As a matter of fact, it is the largest grower…
For those who don't know, Hartford, CT was 97% White in 1925. In 1960, Hartford was 84% White. In 2025, Hartford is 16% White.