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September 14 Why We Need to Respect AI’s Rights | NYU Philosopher Harvey Lederman
Companion interviews:Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan: https://youtu.be/bBdE7ojaN9k

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1 hr 55 min
August 21 Capitalism vs Aristocracy: Who Actually Had it Better? Tocqueville Seminar ft. Alpha School
A seminar on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.
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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/seminar-on-tocqueville-with-alpha-school
Companion lectures:
- This Idea Destroys All Religions | Tocqueville on Christianity: https://youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI
- America is No Longer a Democracy, That’s Why I Immigrated Here | Tocqueville Explained: https://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks

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1 hr 9 min
August 03 Why Odysseus Cries When Listening to the Trojan War Stories | Gregory Nagy
My interview with Gregory Nagy on epic and grief.
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Companion 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 Traveled to Ithaca to Answer This Question: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk
- This One Sentence Explains the Entire Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0
- How to Choose a Good Wife (who won’t kill you): https://youtu.be/KT-up3hgtyY

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53 min
July 30 How to Choose a Good Wife (According to Odysseus)
My video essay on Odysseus and Penelope.
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Companion 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-hsM0
Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.
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16 min
July 25 Odysseus and the Art of Lying | Homer's Odyssey Explained
My video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.
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Companion videos:
- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question:
- Odysseus after the Odyssey:
Timestamps:
00:00 0. Introduction
00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene
06:07 2. Lying as Institution
18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain
25:54 4. Socrates as Hero
Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.
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30 min
July 18 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.io
Companion 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.com
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59 min
July 14 Homer Didn't Write The Odyssey, This is Who Did | Harvard’s Gregory Nagy
An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question.
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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question

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1 hr 9 min
July 06 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
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Companion lectures & interviews:
- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls
- Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville’s Industrial Aristocracyhttps://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks

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1 hr 31 min
July 04 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”
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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy
Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls

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1 hr 41 min
June 29 The American Love of Acquisition & Commerce | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle
An interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding.
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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-the-american-founding
Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls

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1 hr 49 min