Mar 25
Jorge Luis Borges - The Enigma Of Edward FitzGerald - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosophical short story writer, essayist, and poet Jorge Luis Borges's essay "The Enigma Of Edward FitzGerald" which can be found in his collection Other Inquisitions It discusses the polymath Omar Khayyám, who among other ... Show More
12m 13s
Sep 2025
The struggle for the good life | Massimo Pigliucci on ancient philosophy for the modern era
<p>We all want to live the good life. But how many of us can claim to be truly content? Join philosopher and evolutionary biologist Massimo Pigliucci as he argues that pleasure, character, and a healthy dose of doubt, form the basis of the good life, and that purpose in life is c ... Show More
29m 29s
Sep 2025
Episode #236 ... Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Today we talk about the collection of journals known as Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. We mark the differences between Stoicism, modern Stoic ethics, and the journals of Marcus Aurelius. We talk about the divine logos, indifferents, and how metaphysical assumptions ladder up int ... Show More
34m 39s
Nov 2024
“What Is Meant By The Spiritual Life?”, Part 6 of Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox… Dr. C. Veniamin
Send us Fan MailSeries: Mystical TheologyEpisode 25: “What Is Meant By The Spiritual Life?”, Part 6 of Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Dr. C. VeniaminIn Part 6 of “Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective”, Episode 25 of our series in “Mystical Theology”, we attem ... Show More
25m 52s
Oct 2025
Episode 147, 'Creator or Cosmos' with Tim Mawson and Asha Lancaster-Thomas (Part II - Further Analysis and Discussion)
Across the world, belief in God continues to be widespread and, among philosophers, has long been considered one solution to the problems of the world's origin, fine-tuned nature, and purpose. However, in the West, very few people have considered alternative concepts of God credi ... Show More
38m 35s
Feb 2025
Episode 318 - Orthodox Questions with Father John Strickland. Part 1
This episode is brought to you by Telepaideia, a collection of live online courses in Latin, Ancient Greek, and the classical humanities offered by The Paideia Institute. Visit www.paideiainstitute.org/telepaideia to browse the course catalogue and register! It’s my pleasure toda ... Show More
57m 10s
Oct 2025
Stoicism (ft. Ryan Holiday), Solved
What does it actually mean to live like a Stoic? In this wide-ranging conversation with bestselling author and modern Stoicism evangelist Ryan Holiday, we unpack the origins of Stoic philosophy, why it exploded during turbulent times in ancient Greece and Rome, and how its princi ... Show More
2h 59m
This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero's work, On The Nature Of The Gods, which critically examines Epicurean, Stoic, and Skeptic perspectives on matters of theology and cosmology
Specifically it examines the presentation of the Epicurean position on the divine by Velleius, who develops this in part ... Show More