We are BookRats, a podcast about the great works from some pretty average people. We believe these books have enormous value AND we believe anyone can read them. We love talking about these books and want to share the electric excitement of a good conversation.
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven explore one of the foundation texts in the field of ethical philosophy, and try to uncover what Aristotle defines as happiness.
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Confessions, an autobiographical work, detailing St. Augustine's sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity. New episodes every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month!
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Tao Te Ching, a fundamental text in both the philosophy and religion of Taoism.
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality, an essay about inequality which introduces the idea of "savage man," or man without society.
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Pensées, a collection of fragments concerning philosophy and Christian theology by seventeenth-century thinker and mathematician Blaise Pascal.
In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven have a roundtable discussion about their goals for the podcast, their motivations for reading the various canons of literature and philosophy, and what they've enjoyed most so far.
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