Spelunking With Plato

Aristotle Would Have Loved Jiu-Jitsu: Liberal Learning as Embodied Agon (Michael Boler)


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In this conversation with Michael Boler, we learn about how we might follow the Greeks in undertaking an integrated and embodied approach to liberal education.  How is liberal education an agon, a struggle, and a "return to the real"?  Why did the Greeks emphasize individual physical training (as opposed to team sports)?  Why do philosophy students smoke so much?  Why is a good teacher so important? How did we become "cacti in a sea of dopamine?" These and other questions animate our conversation.

Honors Program, the University of Saint Thomas

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