Squinting at the Good

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Plato tried gazing at transcendent; we merely squint at it. Two friends with a mutual love for philosophy have occasionally witty and always stimulating conversation on topics that run the gamut from the pre-Socratics to literary thematics.

Nemec and Trox

  • Nov 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 52m AVG DURATION
  • 15 EPISODES


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Laws According to Nature

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 52:31


Nemec and Trox battle over the nature of law and justice, procedure and equity in today's exciting installment. How does our understanding of reality influence our politics?

Victory, Mastery, and Good Reputation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 99:43


Plato thought thumos had a big part to play in the soul. We tackle its objects today... as well as whether flavored water is ontologically reprehensible.

The Wailings of Famous Men

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 45:54


If you're famous you must be happy, right? Why do the Greeks care so much about how they are remembered, and what can their insights teach us today?

Go Like a Bathman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 47:24


How much do you trust your barber? Is the internet the barbershop of the world? How has advertising our online experience? Can you put a monetary value on transcendentals?

Forms of Badness

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 52:10


Republic Book V: Can "badness" have a form? Are Martians subject to original sin? Who is the greatest writer in the English language? Folks, this week we return to classic SATG.

Dishonor Has Befallen Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 45:03


Nemec and Trox return for a second season! This episode debuts Republic Roulette, a new game for generating even more random conversations. Listen to hear about the (un)nature of (dis)honor, inflected languages, and why Nemec thinks Latin is better than Greek!

Possible and Desirable

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 45:06


Memorize More

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 44:55


Is learning mere memorization? How does one memorize? A discussion on memory, education, and more!

A Factually Incorrect Statement

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 44:53


Nemec and Troxler entertain a special guest. The trio discusses weird health questions, why plants are so weird, and what exactly is a coronavirus.

Gaze Thoughtfully

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 45:05


Our intrepid hosts converse on the subject of art and poetry. Why did Plato ban the poets from his republic? What is the relationship between the beautiful and art? Just how exactly does the soul react to Bob Dylan?

Not For This Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 45:39


Nemec and Trox accidentally spend the whole podcast about glasses and names. What are the parts of glasses? Is having so many names a good thing? Is there reason behind why things have names? Why do we give our podcast episodes such strange names? Listen for all this, and more!

Surveil Prudently

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 46:10


Nemec and Trox talk about government intelligence operations and justice, Thomas Aquinas's definition of law, and prudential applications of subsidiarity.

Existentially Disturbed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 45:32


Two friends discuss what makes a day "good" and why studying philosophy is "good." Then they explore how philosophy, art, and religion are all good types of disturbances to our daily existences.

Butter Independently

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 45:07


Two friends analytically discuss the notion of independence and the historical perspectives. After talking about the historical perspective, they discuss the notion of millennial independence.

The Safe Speed of Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 87:46


Two friends share an intellectual conversation on a variety of lightly prepared topics. This episode includes a discussion of meat-hook theory, the metaphysics of identical twins, and more!

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