Johnathan Bi
Lectures and interviews exploring the Great Books, hosted by Johnathan Bi. The podcast delves into classic texts and ideas, offering insights from literature, philosophy, and history. Each episode aims to make the wisdom of the Great Books accessible to modern listeners.
Episodes
Capitalism vs Aristocracy: Who Actually Had it Better? Tocqueville Seminar ft. Alpha School
A seminar on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/seminar-on-tocqueville-with-alpha-schoolCompanion lectures:- This Idea Destroys All Religions | Tocqueville on Christianity: https://youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI- America is No Longer a Democr
Why Odysseus Cries When Listening to the Trojan War Stories | Gregory Nagy
My interview with Gregory Nagy on epic and grief. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion interviews:- Harvard Prof: Homer Didn’t Write the Odyssey, This is who did ...: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- This Decision was Worse Than You think | Odyssey Movie Review (Spoilers): https://youtu.be/svdTYgthz_c- I
How to Choose a Good Wife (According to Odysseus)
My video essay on Odysseus and Penelope. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- Odysseus after the Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk- Odysseus vs. Achilles: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Ly
Odysseus and the Art of Lying | Homer's Odyssey Explained
My video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioCompanion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question:- Odysseus after the Odyssey:Timestamps:00:00 0. Introduction00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene06:07 2. Lying as Institution18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain25:54 4. Socrates as HeroMusic by Mi
What Happens to Odysseus After the Odyssey? Telegony, Inferno, Ulysses, Republic Compared
My video essay on Odysseus after the Odyssey. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioCompanion interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle:Music by Michael Levy, “Composer for Lyre” — used with permission.Website: https://www.ancientlyre.comSpotify: https://open.spotify
Homer Didn't Write The Odyssey, This is Who Did | Harvard’s Gregory Nagy
An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
America's War on Christianity | Tocqueville on Religion
My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: Tocqueville on Religion.Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events,
Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville on America's Industrial Aristocracy
My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: “Democracy with American Characteristics”Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosop
The American Love of Acquisition & Commerce | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle
An interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-the-american-foundingCompanion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/
The 4 Best Books to Prepare for AI (of the Hundreds I’ve Read)
Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.ioTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-the-4-best-books-to-prepare-for-aiCompanion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Gir
The Path to God is Through Sex | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal
An interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Companion interviews:He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60cThe Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mys
The High Integrity Way Great Men Chase Fame | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle on the American Founding
An interview with Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the foremost commentators on the American founding... Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men Ge
Comparing the World Religions with Rice's Jeff Kripal
An interview with Jeff Kripal.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-comparative-religionCompanion interviews:Uncovering the CIA's Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: https://youtu.be/cNJwV3Ksxa8 The Secret Religion of Nietzsch
Inside the CIA’s Psychic Spy Program | Stargate
An interview with Jeff Kripal on Stargate and remote viewing.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripalon-on-stargate Companion interviews:The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU Get full ac
Only Treachery Can Defend Freedom | Machiavelli's Domestic Policy Explained
A lecture on Machiavelli’s the Prince and the Discourses on Livy. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policyCompanion interviews: - You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ4i
Nietzsche Was NOT an Atheist. He Was a Mystic
Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-nietzscheCompanion lectures and interviews:- Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.joh
The Chinese Billionaire Paying People to Have Kids | James Liang on Demography
An interview with James Liang, founder of https://trip.comYou can get his new book Innovationism here: https://amzn.to/3MGCWI2Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-james-liang-on-demographyWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, t
The Overwhelming Evidence for Miracles Suppressed By Authorities | Princeton's Dale Allison
An interview with Princeton’s Dale AllisonSubscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-miraclesCompanion lectures and interviews:- The Devastating Wrong Turn in Early Christianity | Princeton Historian Explains: https://youtu.
The Struggle for Recognition | Axel Honneth
Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr... Companion interviews: Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self-Esteem | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau: • Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self... Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subsc
The Case for Imperialism | Machiavelli's Foreign Policy Explained
Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavelli-foreign-policy Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
Christology, Apocalypse, Ressurection | Dale Allison on the New Testament
An interview with Dale Allison on New Testament Scholarship Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-new-testament Companion lectures and interviews:- The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale Hi
The Incredible Results of AI Learning | A New Philosophy of Education
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How a $17B Investor Beat Wall Street By Reading Shakespeare | Jim O'Shaughnessy
An interview with Jim O’Shaughnessy.Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-jim-oshaugnessyWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/co
Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&A
Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethicsCompanion interviews:- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harva
Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained
Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethicsCompanion interviews:- The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8- Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harv
Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Scarce Resource | USV’s Albert Wenger
Albert’s book, The World After Capital: https://amzn.to/489WtqSCompanion lectures and interviews:Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4 Why America Needs Aristocracy | Palantir Co-founder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3UMarx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu:
Reject Globalism, Embrace Patriotism | Maurizio Viroli
An interview with Maurizio Viroli on patriotism.Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-maurizio-viroli-on-patriotism Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
Your Face Shapes Your Destiny | Shelley's Frankenstein Explained
Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-video-essay-on-frankensteinCompanion lectures and interviews:* Everybody Gets This Wrong in Modern Dating | Plato’s Symposium Explained: https://youtu.be/GNbrYMvwbWw Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnatha
A Masterclass on Machiavelli’s Unorthodox Christianity | Maurizio Viroli
An interview with Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli’s God.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr...Companion interview: Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM Get full access to Johnathan
Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson
An interview with Michael Gibson on innovation and stagnation.Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-michael-gibson-on-innovationWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved chec
The Next Best Alternative to Libertarianism | Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy
Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-joe-lonsdaleWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/cosmos Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathan
How This Wittgenstein Scholar Built a $16 Billion Startup | Marcus Ryu, Oxford
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He Studied the Great Books and Built a $2 Billion Startup | Francis Pedraza
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How Following His Curiosity Made Him a Fortune | Colin Moran, Oxford Historian
An interview on faith, investing, and the humanities with Colin Moran of Abdiel Capital. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-colin-moranWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get in
The One Thing You Must Never Outsource to AI | Brendan McCord
Companion lectures and interviews: * AI & The End of Education:* Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan:* The AI Use-Case No One is Talking About | Reid Hoffman:* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War:* Focus on These AGI-Proof Areas | Nick Bostrom:* Don’t Believe AI Hype, This is Where it’s Actually Headed | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge | AI History:* AI’s New World Orde
Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium Explained
A Lecture on Plato’s Symposium. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-platos-symposiumCompanion lectures and interviews:* What Young Men Do Wrong in Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, Christ: https://youtu.be/LOJfVZ7DhAAReference T
The Problem with Modern Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, Christ
Companion lectures and interviews:* Plato on Love Lecture: Coming SoonReference Texts (affiliate):* David O'Connor, Plato's Bedroom: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love (https://amzn.to/4myirtv) Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
Harvard Professor’s Masterclass on Machiavelli | Harvey Mansfield
Companion lectures and interviews:* Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: Reference Texts (affiliate):* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's Effectual Truth (https://amzn.to/4oImTb0)* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's New Modes and Orders: A Study of the Discourses on Livy (https://amzn.to/4luj7iA)* Harvey Mansfield, Machiavelli's Virtue (https://amzn.to/4lscehq) Get full access to Johnathan Bi at
Debate: Can AI Write a Great Book?
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Plato’s Guide to Virtue | Cornell’s Rachana Kamtekar
An interview with Rachana Kamtekar on virtue in Plato, Stoicism, and Indian Philosophy.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-rachana-kamtekar-on-plato-virtue-ethicsCompanion lectures and interviews:* Rachana Kamtekar on Plato's Moral Ps
A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy | Cicero's Definibus
A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy building off of Nietzsche's Gay Science and Cicero's DefinibusSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-critique-of-stoicism-lectureIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my conte
Why You Self-Sabotage | Rachana Kamtekar on Plato’s Moral Psychology
Rachana Kamtekar on Plato's Moral PsychologySubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-rachana-kamtekar-on-plato-moral-psychologyIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.i
Introduction to Ancient Skepticism | Tad Brennan on Sextus Empiricus
Tad Brennan on the Ancient Skepticism of Sextus EmpiricusSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brannen-on-sextus-empiricusIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks
How Stoics Reconcile Determinism & Free Will | Cornell's Tad Brennan
An interview with Tad Brennan on Stoic determinismSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-fateIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompanion
The Signs that AI is Conscious | Imperial's Murray Shanahan
An interview with Murray Shanahan on philosophy and AI consciousness.For more on how you can get involved with Cosmos including roles we are hiring for & how to receive our grants, visit: https://johnathanbi.com/cosmosYou can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-murray-shanahan-on-aiCompanion Interviews:* Reid Hoffman on the Killer App of AI: h
AI's Killer-App Isn't Chatbots, It's Social | Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman
An interview with Reid HoffmanFor more on how you can get involved with Cosmos including roles we are hiring for & how to receive our grants, visit: https://johnathanbi.com/cosmosYou can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-reid-hoffman-on-aiCompanion Interviews:* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw* Nick Bo
Why Stoicism Doesn’t Work Without God | Tad Brennan on Stoic Ethics
An interview with Cornell's Tad Brennan on Stoic ethics & religionSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-religionIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompa
The Slave Who Was Free | Berkeley’s AA Long on Epictetus
An interview with Berkeley’s AA Long on EpictetusSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comCompanion lectures and interviews:* AA Long on Hellenistic PhilosophyFurther Reading:* AA Long, Epictetus Amazon (affiliate) Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
The Case for Emotional Pacifism | Martha Nussbaum on Britten’s War Requiem
An Interview with Martha NussbaumSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-martha-nussbaum-on-war-requiemIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompanion lectures and
Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy | AA Long on Stoicism, Skepticism, Epicureanism
Interview with AA Long on Hellenistic PhilosophySubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-anthony-long-on-hellenistic-philosophyIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.i
Why Plato Hated Democracy | GRF Ferrari on the Republic
Interview with GRF Ferrari on Plato's RepublicSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-republicIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompanion
The First 80 years of AI, and What Comes Next | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge
Interview with Michael WooldridgeI made this video as a fellow of the Cosmos Institute, a 501c3 academy for philosopher-builders.* Read the Cosmos Institute Substack ► https://bit.ly/3XK5T7k* Subscribe to the Cosmos Institute on YouTube ► @cosmosinstituteaixhf* Follow Cosmos’ founder and my friend Brendan McCord on X ► https://bit.ly/3Y9pFLbYou can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnat
How to Prepare for the AI Age: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler Cowen
I made this video as a fellow of the Cosmos Institute, a 501c3 academy for philosopher-builders.* Read the Cosmos Institute Substack ► https://bit.ly/3XK5T7k* Subscribe to the Cosmos Institute on YouTube ► @cosmosinstituteaixhf* Follow Cosmos’ founder and my friend Brendan McCord on X ► https://bit.ly/3Y9pFLbYou can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interv
Plato’s Critique of Hookup Culture | GRF Ferrari on the Phaedrus
An Interview with Berkeley's GRF FerrariSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comRead the full Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-phaedrusCompanion lectures and interviews:* GRF Ferrari on Plato’s Republic (Coming soon)Further Readings:* Plato, Phaedrus, Amazon (af
Making Sense of Christianity's Violent Past | Carlos Eire
An interview with Carlos EireSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFull Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlos-eire-on-christian-historyIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompa
Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained
A lecture on Marcus Aurelius' MeditationsSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFull Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-marcus-aurelius-meditationsIf you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.ioCompanion lectur
Yale Historian Uncovers Evidence for Levitation | Carlos Eire on Christian Miracles
Professor Eire’s book on levitation (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4gtHg6XSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlosThe Church where I witnessed the miraculous icon: https://stgeorgestaylor.homestead.com/ Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.john
The Surprising Source of Shakespeare’s Inspiration | Stephen Greenblatt
You can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my Substack: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-stephen-greenblatt-on-shakespeare-creative-geniusCompanion lectures and interviews:* Lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: h
How Shakespeare Bought His Way into the Upper Class | Stephen Greenblatt
An interview with Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's social ambition.You can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my Substack: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-stephen-greenblatt-on-shakespeare-social-amb
Rousseau's Case for Censorship | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau
An interview with Christopher Kelly on Rousseau's case for censorshipYou can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my substack: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-christopher-kelly-on-censorshipCompanion lect
Nietzsche: There is No Objective Right or Wrong | Brian Leiter
Interview with Brian Leiter on Nietzsche's Moral AntirealismSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-brian-leiter-on-moral-antirealismCompanion lecture:* Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEProfess
Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace Inequality
A lecture on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of InequalitySubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-rousseau-second-discourseCompanion
Withdrawal vs. Political Action | Katharina Volk on Roman Epicureanism
An interview with Katharina Volk on Roman EpicureanismSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-katharina-volk-on-epicurean
How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar
Interview with Katharina Volk on the intellectual life of Cicero & CaesarSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-katharina-volk-cicero-caesarCompanion lectures and interviews:* Lecture on Shakespeare's Caesar: Coming soon.* Katharina Volk
Can Love Survive Marriage? Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare
An interview with Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's views on love.Some links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-stephen-greenblatt-on-loveCompanion lectures and interviews:* Lecture on Shakespeare's Caesar: Coming soon.* Stephen Greenblatt o
Stoicism is a Coping Mechanism | Katharina Volk on Cato
An interview with Katharina Volk on the Stoicism of Cato.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comSome links to further guide your study:* Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io* Full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-katharina-volk-on-stoicismCompanion le
Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th Century
A lecture on the intellectual history of “Innovation”Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comI drew heavily from Benoît Godin's Book (affiliate):* Innovation Contested: https://amzn.to/3Wpp8n9* My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/innovation-contested-by-benoit-godin Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnath
Overcoming Nihilism with Nietzsche | Robert Pippin
An interview with Robert Pippin on Nietzsche, Technology and Nihilism.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFull transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-robert-pippin-interview?r=2mzsg Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
Self-Esteem Requires External-Validation | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau
An interview with Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau's amour-propre.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comRead the full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/publish/posts/detail/146339067?referrer=%2Fpublish%2FpostsCompanion lectures & interviews:* Rousseau's first discourse lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ucJ29O
Selfish Heroes Make Great Leaders | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau
An interview with Christopher Kelly on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's case for heroes.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFull transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-christopher-kelly Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
Rousseau's First Discourse: Science & Art Are Poisoning You
An introductory lecture summarizing the key ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Arts and SciencesSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFull Transcript & other links at https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-rousseaus-first-discourse Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.co
Reject Free Will, Become Who You Are | Brian Leiter on Nietzsche
An interview with Professor Brian Leiter on Nietzsche's critique of free will.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFor the full video and transcript, visit: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-brian-leiter-interview?r=l66v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.j
Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality: Masters vs. Slaves
An introductory lecture to Friedrich Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy of Morality.Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comFor the transcript & other links, visit: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-nietzsches-genealogy Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe
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 resolve violence. Today, the Katechon which prevents violence from overflowing is three institutions that limit and channel violence: Law, Capitalism, and War. By tracing a genealogy for all three institutions, Girard comes to the terrifying conclusi
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. We are the most loving, truthful, and innovative culture ever to exist. Resting uneasily alongside this fundamental affirmation of modernity, however, is Girard’s puzzling insistence that things have barely changed at all: we now simply persecute victims under the banner of love,
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 so, exposes the violence and deceit of worldly order. We will explore how this intuition of innocence begins to take root in the Hebrew bible and blossoms into a resounding declaration in the Crucifixion. Girard presents us with an anthropology of t
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. In times of internal turmoil, these early societies would converge on an innocent victim, attribute to him all the blame, murder this scapegoat in a brutal killing, and achieve peace through violent catharsis. These founding murders gave rise to institutions, cultur
Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
In this lecture, we will finish painting the picture of Girardian psychology by understanding mimetic rivalry and negative mimesis. This picture will expose humans as fallen and certain psycho-social pathologies as inevitable: fetishization, alienation, bipolarity, masochism, oppression, and inequity. Girard’s psychology, then, is also a theodicy — an inquiry into the origins of evil. For Girard,
Lecture II: Mimetic Desire and Original Sin | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Mimesis, mimetic desire, and metaphysical desire are the fundamental building blocks of Girard’s psychology. They will show us how even the most intimate aspects of our identity can be radically shaped by others and how to distinguish vanity from authenticity. These psychological fundaments are what make humans social animals, why prestige and recognition matter so much to us, and how we are able
Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Lecture I gives a brief overview of Girard’s life and work. It summarizes the key conclusions of mimetic theory, distilling the most crucial ideas of this 10+ hour long lectures series into a digestible 2 hours. For those who are short on time, this synopsis is sufficient to give you a taste of Girard. For those embarking on the full journey, this lecture is a rough map that will orient you throug
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