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How Shakespeare Bought His Way into the Upper Class | Stephen Greenblatt

Rousseau's Case for Censorship | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau

Nietzsche: There is No Objective Right or Wrong | Brian Leiter

Rousseau's Second Discourse: Why The Poor Embrace Inequality

Withdrawal vs. Political Action | Katharina Volk on Roman Epicureanism

How to Combine Action & Contemplation | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar

Can Love Survive Marriage? Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare

Stoicism is a Coping Mechanism | Katharina Volk on Cato

Why “Innovation” Was a Crime in the 16th Century

Innovation has transformed from a historically derided concept—viewed as a dangerous deviation from the good—into a modern, deified fetish. This shift reflects a fundamental change in how society perceives human agency and perfectibility, moving from a desire for stability to an obsession with constant disruption. By t...

Overcoming Nihilism with Nietzsche | Robert Pippin

Self-Esteem Requires External-Validation | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau

Selfish Heroes Make Great Leaders | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau

Rousseau's First Discourse: Science & Art Are Poisoning You

Reject Free Will, Become Who You Are | Brian Leiter on Nietzsche

Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality: Masters vs. Slaves

Lecture VII: The One Who Withholds | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Lecture VI: The Triumph of Modernity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Lecture V: The Christian Revelation | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Lecture IV: The Scapegoat Mechanism | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

Lecture III: Mimetic Rivalry and Girard's Theodicy | René Girard's Mimetic Theory