In this episode, I speak with Cecilia Li about Plato's criticisms of rhetoric as it was practiced in the 5th century BC. We also discuss the nature of political rule, and our discussion focuses on the Gorgias, although we bring up the Republic, Statesman, and Apology occasionally, too.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

Interviewee: Cecilia Li, Assistant Professor at Huron University.

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In this episode, I talk about the practice of human dissection (and even vivisection) in antiquity.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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In this episode, I talk about an important idea in ancient biology: the wandering womb.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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In this episode, I talk about Plato's views of exercise in the Timaeus.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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In this episode, I discuss this question: was 'Plato' Plato's real name? 

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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In this episode, I speak with Jacob Stump about the Stoic view of emotions. We spend the second half of the interview discussing some objections to and problems with the Stoic view.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

Interviewee: Jacob Stump, Associate Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Northeastern University.

Check out Jacob's awesome and insightful Substack here: jacobstump.substack.com

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and wherever else you find podcasts. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.

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I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

This episode is about the (very) deep-seated tendency of ancient Greek intellectuals to avoid human dissection. While there was an exception to this tendency in the early Hellenistic period (which I shall discuss in a later episode), the avoidance of human dissection is almost total and universal throughout antiquity, and I cover the most important reasons why this was so.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.

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This episode is about ancient astrology, especially the form defended by Ptolemy in the Tetrabiblos.

Host: Doug Campbell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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This episode is about Plato's allegory of the cave from the seventh book of the Republic.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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This episode is about a complicated Buddhist argument for the theory of no-self.

The particular argument I explore is called the controller argument.

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

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