Classics w/ Combest

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Do you think there's more to those silly stories of gods and heroes? Do you wonder what the world was like when civilization was young? Classics bookman, Harley Combest, engages in a journey through forgotten lore to rediscover the pivotal moments in man's journey from the cave to the cosmos.

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    • Oct 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 4 EPISODES


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    Episode 1. Hesiod's Theogony Part I: Primarily Primordial Deities

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 28:42


    In this episode, we talk about the timeline of the ancient greek universe from chaos to the dawn of night by analyzing Hesiod's Theogony ("genealogy or birth of the gods"): a work that was composed around 2720 years ago (c. 700 BC). General Sources: Hesiod's Theogony (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3nfK1O3 The Theoi Project: https://www.theoi.com/ Specific References: https://harleycombest.wordpress.com/references/ Feel free to contribute by: Becoming a monthly patron: https://www.patreon.com/HarleyCombest Becoming a monthly subscriber: https://www.subscribestar.com/harley-combest Making a one time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/HarleyCombest Purchasing merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/harley-combest-merchandise Please subscribe to the podcast on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classics-w-combest/id1528757376 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/classicswcombest Android:http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/anchor.fm/s/cd5c508/podcast/rss Sign up to receive Harley's email updates at: Our website: https://harleycombest.wordpress.com/mailing-list/ Follow him at: Facebook @harley.combest: https://www.facebook.com/harley.combest Twitter @Harley_Combest: https://twitter.com/Harley_Combest Instagram @harley.combest: https://www.instagram.com/harley.combest/ Tumbler @harley-combest: https://harley-combest.tumblr.com/ Reddit @u/Harley_Combest: https://www.reddit.com/user/Harley_Combest Parler @HarleyCombest: https://parler.com/profile/HarleyCombest/posts

    Episode C. Laches: What is courage? (Platonic Ethics: Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 29:28


    TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. Now that that's out of the way, we get a bit hyperbolic in this episode but, nonetheless, we must face this dialogue with courage in our search for the truth. Wait, what's courage? We examine the question with stunningly terrible audio. More of a visual learner? Check out my youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPT6BwX7DkWIZt3Mu3bBtsw/ . link to the source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1584 link to the audiobook of the source: https://librivox.org/laches-by-plato/ * Oof, the mic was at a volume setting that was less than preferable. SPOILER END NOTE IN REFERENCE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE: Or could it be both? Or, even, perhaps neither?

    Episode B. Lysis: What makes a friendship? (Platonic Love: Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 26:01


    Today, we look at Plato's lysis and try to figure out what makes a friendship through quite a few trials and tribulations. Are you more of a visual learner? Check out my youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPT6BwX7DkWIZt3Mu3bBtsw. link to the source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1579 link to the audiobook of the source: https://librivox.org/lysis-by-plato/

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    Episode A. Charmides: How do we know what we know? (Plato's Epistemology: Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 14:42


    Here on this episode of Classics with Combest, we get into Charmides. We discuss the nature of temperance and delve further into the depths of the perfect forms. More of a visual learner? Check out my youtube video here: https://youtu.be/pvtH0qzJjYY . link to the source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1580 link to the audiobook of the source: https://librivox.org/charmides-by-plato/ Intro and ending music is "Spring Migration (instrumental)" by Chad Crouch.

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