The Plutarch Project

From the Golden Sayings of Epictetus today's podcast discusses the role of freeing yourself from feeling foolish in regards to being a novice and pursuing progress.

The world we experience is based purely on our own understandings and opinions. Marcus Aurelius offers a look into how to release oneself from the blinding opinions held by the mind in the midst of a tempest. He lets us know we are indeed the captains of our own ships.

This podcast takes a walk through history about the life and times of MARIYA VASILYEVNA OKTYABRSKAYA. A widow who took vengeance for the death of her husband. She gave up everything for a tank and the dream of killing Nazis.

Episode 2 of "Resonare Illustrationis"-echoes of illumination. You are but a small part of the societal wave. Ralph Waldo Emerson poses the question, are you going with the flow or forging your own path in this world? The first way to become self-reliant is to realize your position in the grander scheme of things. So where do you fit in? Website: https://plutarchproject.com/

This is the first episode in a series of short podcasts focusing on a particular thought or idea from a noted person in the Humanities. This episode focuses on Johann Wolfgang Con Goethe's musings on personal skills and completeness. Check out Plutarchproject.com for the transcript and useful links relating to this episode!

This is part 1 of 2 related to the infamous Albert Bacon Fall and the Teapot dome Scandal. It follows the rise of Albert Fall and the trail leading up the beginnings of a scandal that rocked the nation

This episode travels way back in time to look at some of the history of Sebek/Sobek the crocodile headed god of ancient Egypt. From the first categorical information to his role in contemporary media, Sobek lingers on!

Episode 16 takes a brief look at the origins of New York City and Wall Street. From its "discovery" in the 1500's, it's time known as New Amsterdam, to the building of the New York Stock Exchange.

This episode takes a look at the Doujima Rice exchange and the role it played in creating the Futures commodities trading instrument in the late 1600's through the Meiji restoration.

This episode explores the mythical Japanese Hero Takeru Yamato (Yamato Takeru). From the murder of his brother to his eventual death due to the spite of a god Takeru lived a life of adventure and violence. His story is steeped in mythology, violence, and courage.

We are thinking, self-aware animals. What is the purpose of making art? How does art relate to the world of philosophy? Both Plato and Aristotle discussed this. Today we explore how art and philosophy are two roads leading toward the pursuit of a better life.

This episode traces the history of the establishment of the Kievan rus' and the role Olga of Kiev played in securing its legacy. From Oleg of Novgorod to theOlga of Kiev, you are in for one wild ride. This episode also explores the exploits of Olga of Kiev's revenge for the murder of her husband. Thanks for listening~!

This episode explores Plato's idea of the immortality of the soul in Book X of "The Republic" and the retelling of the Myth of Er. it asks the listener to take account of their life as if they had chosen it for a particular reason.

In this episode of the Plutarch Project Podcast we explore various Ancient Greek myths regarding the origin of mankind. We also explore a particularly cunning Titan (Prometheus) and their role in the creation and development of mankind.

Before time there was Chaos. From Chaos sprung Gaia, Tartarus, and Eros. This podcast follows Hesiod's "Theogony" into the origin story of the mythological world of Ancient Greece. From the primordial deities up until the reign of Zeus-this podcast covers it all. This episode also announces the Plutarch Projects first giveaway!

How do people deal with their life when misfortune strikes? Seneca wrote a letter to his mother discussing how best to deal with life when fortune turns its back on you.

Do you feel that you are wasting a lot of time without gaining much from it? This episode is for you. This podcast follows Seneca's essay, "On the Shortness of Life" which discusses how people have ample time to live, but squander it away. It poses the question to the audience of what they can do to make the most of their time.

Episode 6 surfs through the work of Thomas Aquinas and applies his thoughts on allegory to a story in which Jesus Christ curses a Fig tree in the Bible. It covers refutes to allegorical understandings of the Bible common in the medieval age, Thomas Aquinas summae Theologica, Fluffy and non-fluffy Jesus, and the application of allegory to a text.

A brief trek through the history of allegory and in primary functions in Ancient Greece and Rome as well as in Christian literary thought.

We take a look at how writing can be applied to fictional societies. Specifically, we look at the 1994 film, "Stargate," and see how writing played a vital role in the fictional society. This is a short follow up episode to episode three.

We take a look at the history of writing and anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss's work "Tristes Tropiques." We also talk about the Sumerian god of justice "Shamash!"

Here is the unabridged version of episode 2. It focuses on language ans Sassaure's work in semiotics.

This is part one of a two part episode on language and semiotics. It explore how a formal study of the mechanisms of language came to be and gives an interesting way to think about language and its ability to frame the world. Part 2 of 2

This is part one of a two part episode on language and semiotics. It explore how a formal study of the mechanisms of language came to be and gives an interesting way to think about language and its ability to frame the world. Part 1 of 2

Episode one explores the role the Humanities play in the modern world. By stepping back to look at the roots of the Humanities in ancient Greece, we can see how rhetoric has shaped the modern world. We look at how the need for convincing arguments created the roots which would later become the Humanities.