55: Epicurus
The word “Epicurean” is a wonderful example of the linguistic phenomenon of a word coming to signify the opposite of its original meaning. Epicurean philosophy is hedonistic in that it holds pleasure ...
29 Nov 20221h 24min
54: Thucydides - The Cure for Plato
“My cure for Platonism has always been Thucydides.” Nietzsche saw in the first historian of Ancient Greece the will to adhere to realism, and to learn the lessons of the “harsh teacher” of war. Where ...
22 Nov 20221h 42min
53: Politics of Plato's Republic
Here we examine Nietzsche's political philosophy by considering one of his antipodes. Plato’s Republic is one of the most important works of classical philosophy, and also one of the most infamous. In...
15 Nov 20221h 46min
52: On Theognis of Megara - Nietzsche's Dissertation
Nietzsche graduated Schulpforta with a dissertation on the topic of Theognis of Megara. Theognis was a Greek aristocrat from a Dorian city-state, famous for his poetry which survives only in fragments...
8 Nov 20221h 27min
51: Fustel de Coulanges, The Ancient City, part 2: Conflict of the Orders
Having discussed the ancient foundations of the religion that governed the minds of the Hellenes and the Romans, we now discuss how life in the city developed. The social order and the laws governing ...
1 Nov 20221h 44min
All Hallow's Special - H.P. Lovecast with Mynaa Miesnowan
If you've been listening for a year or more, you know that Halloween is a very special holiday for me. To be honest, finding "spooky" Nietzsche content was a bit difficult last year, such that I proba...
31 Okt 20221h 36min
50: Fustel de Coulanges, The Ancient City, part 1: Sacred Fire, Sacred Dead
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830-1889) provides us with the most in-depth account of the ancient religion upon which the city-states of Greece and Rome were founded. While the Hellenes later belie...
25 Okt 20221h 28min
49: The Sipo Matador
Introduction to the politics of Nietzsche. In this episode, we give an unvarnished look at the aristocratic radicalism that forms up the foundation of Nietzsche's political philosophy. While many inte...
18 Okt 20221h 40min
