The Crito (Full Lecture)
One of the greats, to be sure–Socrates in his last moments.
Machiavelli vs. Socrates (Full Lecture)
A rather in-depth look at how Machiavelli inverted the western Socratic project. Please note two things: 1) I’m terribly biased in this lecture; and 2) I tell a beautiful (at least to me) but personal story of my… Read More
Socratic Ethics and Platonic Democracy
Lecture 10 of Western Heritage: Socrates on Ethics and Plato on Democracy.
Lecture 9: Socrates, Part II
Continuing with Socrates, focusing on the purpose and deeper meaning (here’s hoping!) of THE CRITO. Western Heritage, Lecture 9.
Quick and Dirty Guide to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Key concepts of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (very hard to separate the three, one from another) Socrates (469-399b.c.); Plato (ca. 427-ca. 347b.c.); and Aristotle (385-322 b.c.) Teacher-student-student relationship Came at the very end of their civilization—but tied to… Read More
Western Heritage Lecture 8: Introducing Socrates
I needed to devote the first 22 or so minutes of class to “how to write a liberal arts essay,” so the actual lecture on Socrates is very short. My apologies. You might want to skip ahead 20… Read More
Mythology and Western Civilization: 17 Lectures
https://www.libertyclassroom.com A glorious thanks to my great friend, Tom Woods, a man of intense and abiding virtue. I’ve just completed my second set of courses for his Liberty Classroom. The course is on Mythology and the Western Tradition…. Read More
Further thoughts on the Massacre of Japanese Civilians, August 1945
Thanks to Winston Elliott III for reposting my three-year old piece on American crimes against Japanese civilians. I must admit, I never cease to wonder at the responses that come as a defense of U.S. actions. The only… Read More
Stormfields 