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The New Thinkery

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  • The New Thinkery is a podcast devoted to political philosophy and its history, along with its many guises in literature, film, and human experience generally. Named after Socrates’ infamous “Thinkery” in Aristophanes’ Clouds, The New Thinkery strikes a balance between the seriousness of academia and the playfulness of casual conversation among friends.
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  • Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act II

    Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act II
    Sep 20 2023

    Continuing their mini-series breaking down Shakespeare's Hamlet, the guys sit down this week to take a close look at Act II. The guys analyze every detail, from King Claudius increasing suspicion of Hamlet's erratic behavior to Hamlet's continued feigned madness and expression of his inner turmoil in a soliloquy.
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    52 mins
  • Alex Priou's Musings on Plato's Symposium

    Alex Priou's Musings on Plato's Symposium
    Sep 13 2023

    This week, the guys gather to discuss a new book written by our very own Alex Priou! The book, Musings on Plato's Symposium, is a short but powerful series of thoughts on every part of the Symposium, in lengths varying from a few sentences to a few pages. This episode doesn't go too far into the weeds, instead reamining focused on the broad themes and Alex's writing style and process. 
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    1 hr and 1 min
Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • 05-09-23

A Masterclass in Interpretation

A truly delightful podcast to hone one's close reading abilities. LS would be proud.

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It happened to be the first episode.

I was interested in anything about averroes. Hopefully, more to come. I'm thankful for the episode.

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