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70 - The Struggle for Recognition | Axel HonnethMon, 02 Feb 2026
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69 - The Case for Imperialism | Machiavelli's Foreign Policy ExplainedTue, 27 Jan 2026
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68 - Christology, Apocalypse, Ressurection | Dale Allison on the New TestamentSun, 18 Jan 2026
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67 - The Incredible Results of AI Learning | A New Philosophy of EducationFri, 09 Jan 2026
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66 - How a $17B Investor Beat Wall Street By Reading Shakespeare | Jim O'ShaughnessySat, 03 Jan 2026
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65 - Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&ASat, 29 Nov 2025
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64 - Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics ExplainedFri, 28 Nov 2025
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63 - Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Scarce Resource | USV’s Albert WengerSun, 23 Nov 2025
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62 - Reject Globalism, Embrace Patriotism | Maurizio ViroliFri, 07 Nov 2025
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61 - Your Face Shapes Your Destiny | Shelley's Frankenstein ExplainedFri, 31 Oct 2025
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60 - A Masterclass on Machiavelli’s Unorthodox Christianity | Maurizio ViroliFri, 24 Oct 2025
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59 - Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael GibsonThu, 09 Oct 2025
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58 - The Next Best Alternative to Libertarianism | Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale’s Political PhilosophyFri, 03 Oct 2025
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57 - How This Wittgenstein Scholar Built a $16 Billion Startup | Marcus Ryu, OxfordSat, 27 Sep 2025
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56 - He Studied the Great Books and Built a $2 Billion Startup | Francis PedrazaTue, 23 Sep 2025
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55 - How Following His Curiosity Made Him a Fortune | Colin Moran, Oxford HistorianMon, 15 Sep 2025
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54 - The One Thing You Must Never Outsource to AI | Brendan McCordFri, 12 Sep 2025
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53 - Embrace the Erotic | Plato's Symposium ExplainedSun, 31 Aug 2025
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52 - The Problem with Modern Dating | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, ChristFri, 22 Aug 2025
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51 - Harvard Professor’s Masterclass on Machiavelli | Harvey MansfieldSat, 16 Aug 2025
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50 - Debate: Can AI Write a Great Book?Fri, 08 Aug 2025
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49 - Plato’s Guide to Virtue | Cornell’s Rachana KamtekarSat, 05 Jul 2025
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48 - A Systematic Critique of Stoic Philosophy | Cicero's DefinibusFri, 27 Jun 2025
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47 - Why You Self-Sabotage | Rachana Kamtekar on Plato’s Moral PsychologyMon, 09 Jun 2025
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46 - Introduction to Ancient Skepticism | Tad Brennan on Sextus EmpiricusSun, 01 Jun 2025
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45 - How Stoics Reconcile Determinism & Free Will | Cornell's Tad BrennanSat, 24 May 2025
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44 - The Signs that AI is Conscious | Imperial's Murray ShanahanSat, 10 May 2025
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43 - AI's Killer-App Isn't Chatbots, It's Social | Linkedin Founder Reid HoffmanSat, 03 May 2025
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42 - Why Stoicism Doesn’t Work Without God | Tad Brennan on Stoic EthicsSat, 26 Apr 2025
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41 - The Slave Who Was Free | Berkeley’s AA Long on EpictetusFri, 11 Apr 2025
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40 - The Case for Emotional Pacifism | Martha Nussbaum on Britten’s War RequiemFri, 04 Apr 2025
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39 - Introduction to Hellenistic Philosophy | AA Long on Stoicism, Skepticism, EpicureanismFri, 28 Mar 2025
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38 - Why Plato Hated Democracy | GRF Ferrari on the RepublicFri, 21 Mar 2025
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37 - The First 80 years of AI, and What Comes Next | Oxford’s Michael WooldridgeTue, 11 Mar 2025
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35 - How to Prepare for the AI Age: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler CowenMon, 17 Feb 2025
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34 - Plato’s Critique of Hookup Culture | GRF Ferrari on the PhaedrusSat, 08 Feb 2025
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33 - Making Sense of Christianity's Violent Past | Carlos EireSun, 02 Feb 2025
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32 - Introduction to Stoic Philosophy | Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations ExplainedThu, 16 Jan 2025
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31 - Yale Historian Uncovers Evidence for Levitation | Carlos Eire on Christian MiraclesMon, 23 Dec 2024
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30 - The Surprising Source of Shakespeare’s Inspiration | Stephen GreenblattSat, 30 Nov 2024
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29 - How Shakespeare Bought His Way into the Upper Class | Stephen GreenblattFri, 15 Nov 2024
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27 - Rousseau's Case for Censorship | Christopher Kelly on RousseauFri, 11 Oct 2024
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26 - Nietzsche: There is No Objective Right or Wrong | Brian LeiterFri, 27 Sep 2024
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25 - Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace InequalityFri, 13 Sep 2024
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24 - Withdrawal vs. Political Action | Katharina Volk on Roman EpicureanismFri, 06 Sep 2024
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23 - How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & CaesarFri, 23 Aug 2024
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22 - Can Love Survive Marriage? Stephen Greenblatt on ShakespeareFri, 16 Aug 2024
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21 - Stoicism is a Coping Mechanism | Katharina Volk on CatoSat, 03 Aug 2024
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20 - Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th CenturyFri, 26 Jul 2024
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19 - Overcoming Nihilism with Nietzsche | Robert PippinFri, 12 Jul 2024
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