Best Johnathan The Christian Philosopher Podcasts (2025)

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A Masterclass on Machiavelli’s Unorthodox Christianity | Maurizio Viroli 1:32:16

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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.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr... Companion interview: Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: http…

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Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson 1:21:54

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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/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-michael-gibson-on-innovation We are hiring/investing/building at Cos…

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The Next Best Alternative to Libertarianism | Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy 59:56

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Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-joe-lonsdale We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/cos…

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How This Wittgenstein Scholar Built a $16 Billion Startup | Marcus Ryu, Oxford 2:19:39

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Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-marcus-ryu-of-guidewire We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnatha…

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He Studied the Great Books and Built a $2 Billion Startup | Francis Pedraza 2:03:37

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Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-francis-pedraza-on-heroism We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: john…

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How Following His Curiosity Made Him a Fortune | Colin Moran, Oxford Historian 1:41:28

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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/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-colin-moran We are hiring/investing/build…

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The One Thing You Must Never Outsource to AI | Brendan McCord 2:08:02

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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’…

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Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium Explained 1:36:34

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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.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-platos-symposium Companion lectures and interviews: * What Young Men Do Wrong in Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, P…

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The Problem with Modern Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, Christ 2:23:15

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Companion lectures and interviews: * Plato on Love Lecture: Coming Soon Reference 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/subscribeBy Johnathan Bi

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Harvard Professor’s Masterclass on Machiavelli | Harvey Mansfield 1:56:50

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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…

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Debate: Can AI Write a Great Book? 44:11

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Plato’s Guide to Virtue | Cornell’s Rachana Kamtekar 1:37:34

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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.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-rachana-kamtekar-on-plato-virtue-ethics Companion lectures …

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A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy | Cicero's Definibus 1:21:24

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A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy building off of Nietzsche's Gay Science and Cicero's Definibus 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-critique-of-stoicism-lecture If you want a chance to atte…

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Why You Self-Sabotage | Rachana Kamtekar on Plato’s Moral Psychology 1:06:37

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Rachana Kamtekar on Plato's Moral Psychology Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-rachana-kamtekar-on-plato-moral-psychology If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on al…

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Introduction to Ancient Skepticism | Tad Brennan on Sextus Empiricus 1:40:42

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Tad Brennan on the Ancient Skepticism of Sextus Empiricus Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brannen-on-sextus-empiricus If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on …

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How Stoics Reconcile Determinism & Free Will | Cornell's Tad Brennan 56:55

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An interview with Tad Brennan on Stoic determinism Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-fate If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my conten…

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The Signs that AI is Conscious | Imperial's Murray Shanahan 1:28:34

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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/cosmos You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-murray-shanahan-on-ai Companion…

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AI's Killer-App Isn't Chatbots, It's Social | Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman 1:22:21

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An interview with Reid Hoffman 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/cosmos You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-reid-hoffman-on-ai Companion Interviews: * Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China…

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Why Stoicism Doesn’t Work Without God | Tad Brennan on Stoic Ethics 52:09

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An interview with Cornell's Tad Brennan on Stoic ethics & religion Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-religion If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my c…

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The Slave Who Was Free | Berkeley’s AA Long on Epictetus 1:05:07

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An interview with Berkeley’s AA Long on Epictetus Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Companion lectures and interviews: * AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy Further Reading: * AA Long, Epictetus Amazon (affiliate) Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.co…

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The Case for Emotional Pacifism | Martha Nussbaum on Britten’s War Requiem 45:55

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An Interview with Martha Nussbaum Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-martha-nussbaum-on-war-requiem If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe …

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Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy | AA Long on Stoicism, Skepticism, Epicureanism 1:26:26

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Interview with AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-anthony-long-on-hellenistic-philosophy If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on al…

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Why Plato Hated Democracy | GRF Ferrari on the Republic 1:26:19

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Interview with GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-republic If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my conten…

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The First 80 years of AI, and What Comes Next | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge 1:26:57

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Interview with Michael Wooldridge 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/3Y9pFLb Yo…

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How to Prepare for the AI Age: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler Cowen 1:05:26

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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/3Y9pFLb You can read the full transcript her…

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Plato’s Critique of Hookup Culture | GRF Ferrari on the Phaedrus 1:09:13

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An Interview with Berkeley's GRF Ferrari Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Read the full Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-phaedrus Companion lectures and interviews: * GRF Ferrari on Plato’s Republic (Comi…

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Making Sense of Christianity's Violent Past | Carlos Eire 1:00:23

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An interview with Carlos Eire Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Full Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlos-eire-on-christian-history If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my c…

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Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explained 1:21:46

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A lecture on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Full Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-marcus-aurelius-meditations If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subs…

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Yale Historian Uncovers Evidence for Levitation | Carlos Eire on Christian Miracles 2:11:12

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Professor Eire’s book on levitation (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4gtHg6X Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlos The Church where I witnessed the miraculous icon: https://stgeorgestaylor.homes…

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The Surprising Source of Shakespeare’s Inspiration | Stephen Greenblatt 38:53

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You can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my Substack: johnathanbi.com Some 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-genius Companion lectures and in…

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How Shakespeare Bought His Way into the Upper Class | Stephen Greenblatt 43:58

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An interview with Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's social ambition. You can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my Substack: johnathanbi.com 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-inter…

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Rousseau's Case for Censorship | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau 1:06:32

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An interview with Christopher Kelly on Rousseau's case for censorship You can support my work by becoming a paid subscriber on my substack: johnathanbi.com 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-interv…

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Nietzsche: There is No Objective Right or Wrong | Brian Leiter 1:24:27

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Interview with Brian Leiter on Nietzsche's Moral Antirealism 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-brian-leiter-on-moral-antirealism Companion lecture: * Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of…

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Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace Inequality 1:45:30

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A lecture on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com 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/johnathanb…

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Withdrawal vs. Political Action | Katharina Volk on Roman Epicureanism 47:32

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An interview with Katharina Volk on Roman Epicureanism Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com 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/tra…

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How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar 1:13:50

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Interview with Katharina Volk on the intellectual life of Cicero & Caesar 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-katharina-volk-cicero-caesar Companion lectures and interviews: * Lecture…

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Can Love Survive Marriage? Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare 33:17

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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-love Companion lectures and interviews: * Lecture on Sha…

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Stoicism is a Coping Mechanism | Katharina Volk on Cato 48:57

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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.com Some 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…

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Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th Century 1:11:46

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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.com I 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-benoi…

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Overcoming Nihilism with Nietzsche | Robert Pippin 1:20:22

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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.com Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-robert-pippin-interview?r=2mzsg Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.c…

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Self-Esteem Requires External-Validation | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau 1:24:20

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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.com Read the full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/publish/posts/detail/146339067?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts Companion lectures & interviews: * Rousseau's first disco…

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Selfish Heroes Make Great Leaders | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau 1:13:16

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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.com Full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-christopher-kelly Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe…

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Rousseau's First Discourse: Science & Art Are Poisoning You 1:41:33

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An introductory lecture summarizing the key ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Arts and Sciences Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.com Full Transcript & other links at https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-rousseaus-first-discourse G…

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Reject Free Will, Become Who You Are | Brian Leiter on Nietzsche 54:38

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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.com For the full video and transcript, visit: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-brian-leiter-interview?r=l66v&utm_campaign=post&utm…

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Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality: Masters vs. Slaves 1:36:23

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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.com For the transcript & other links, visit: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-nietzsches-genealogy Get full access to Johnathan Bi…

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Lecture VII: The One Who Withholds | René Girard's Mimetic Theory 1:36:48

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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 ins…

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Lecture VI: The Triumph of Modernity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory 1:26:24

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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 …

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Lecture V: The Christian Revelation | René Girard's Mimetic Theory 1:07:23

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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 Crucifi…

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Lecture IV: The Scapegoat Mechanism | René Girard's Mimetic Theory 1:19:34

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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 …

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Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory 1:28:08

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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 —…