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Squinting at the Good

15 Episodes

53 minutes | Nov 18, 2020
Laws According to Nature
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?
100 minutes | Nov 16, 2020
Victory, Mastery, and Good Reputation
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. 
46 minutes | Oct 28, 2020
The Wailings of Famous Men
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? 
47 minutes | Oct 13, 2020
Go Like a Bathman
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?
52 minutes | Oct 7, 2020
Forms of Badness
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.
45 minutes | Oct 6, 2020
Dishonor Has Befallen Philosophy
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!
45 minutes | Mar 6, 2020
Possible and Desirable
Plato had the city in speech. SATG has the university in speech. Tune in to hear Nemec and Trox construct the university that they can only squint at. 
45 minutes | Feb 29, 2020
Memorize More
Is learning mere memorization? How does one memorize? A discussion on memory, education, and more!
45 minutes | Feb 21, 2020
A Factually Incorrect Statement
Nemec and Troxler entertain a special guest. The trio discusses weird health questions, why plants are so weird, and what exactly is a coronavirus.
45 minutes | Feb 15, 2020
Gaze Thoughtfully
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?
46 minutes | Jan 7, 2020
Not For This Episode
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!
46 minutes | Jan 7, 2020
Surveil Prudently
Nemec and Trox talk about government intelligence operations and justice, Thomas Aquinas's definition of law, and prudential applications of subsidiarity.
46 minutes | Dec 24, 2019
Existentially Disturbed
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.
45 minutes | Dec 24, 2019
Butter Independently
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. 
88 minutes | Dec 14, 2019
The Safe Speed of Travel
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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