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A Political Philosophy Podcast, with @alexpriou , @gregmcbrayer3 , and @Tempest1610 . Wednesdays!
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Our friend Ian Lindquist is battling cancer. He is a father of seven little ones, devoted husband, and champion of the great books. He is a good man with a golden soul.
Members of the St. John's College community, please share this.
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David Lowenthal, a lion in the world of political philosophy, died peacefully this morning at the age of 99. If you benefited from his writing, or had the opportunity to learn or teach with him in person, feel free share the remembrance for his family and friends.
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Happy Father’s Day, to one of the best Dad’s ever!
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OUT NOW!
Interview with
@BillKristol
We discuss his upbringing and education, as well as his initiatives to bring political philosophy to a wider audience.
Check out
@ContempThinkers
@GreatThinkers14
and
@KristolConvos
for more!
LISTEN:
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Happy Father’s Day!
“He has no right to be a father if he cannot fulfil a father's duties.. [nothing] can excuse a man from his duty, which is to support and educate his own children”
—JJ Rousseau, citizen of Geneva
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The transmission of wisdom between philosophers is subtle and joyous.
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We jumped the gun with an earlier tweet, but now we can say:
Please Welcome to this Mortal Coil the future lover of wisdom and present lover of milk, Theodore Samuel McBrayer.
(Note: he is pictured with his father, that is NOT his grandfather, please be kind.)
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1) We buy the college on a loan.
2) Take out massive insurance policy.
3) Corrupt local youth by teaching them Zeus is not.
4) Youths beat fathers.
5) Fathers burn down school.
6) Collect insurance money.
7) Rest.
If you’re looking to buy a college campus, Cazenovia (f. 1824) in central New York is shutting this year.
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Pause to honor Benjamin Franklin, who died today in 1790.
At a time when good looking French women were threatening to invade America, he single-handily made love to thousands of them in Paris, pacifying the enemy and saving our country.
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RECORDING!
Machiavelli's Mandragola
Joining us is none other than Prof. Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard's Department of Government, the leading translator and interpreter of Machiavelli's works and thought.
Give us your questions!
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“Hi, I’m Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. When I’m tired after a long day of being the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, I pour myself a Malibu Rum and listen to the latest episode of The New Thinkery!”
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“Straussian” writing is not intended for “most people.” Or Richard Hanania 😂😂
The fact that people see “Born in the USA” as a conservative song is a good demonstration of how the effects of ideas and art tend to be depend on their most superficial characteristics. Why “Straussian” writing doesn’t work. Most people will just go with the surface reading.
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Leo Strauss’s Final Words: “Fooled ya, huh?”
From the interview with Thomas Schrock, at the Leo Strauss Center:
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OUT NOW
Leo Strauss, "Natural Right and History" Part 1
Our first in a series on Strauss's seminal work. We discuss its place in his oeuvre (fancy French word for "works"), then the title, prefaces, and introduction.
LISTEN:
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Dedicated to our friend, Ian Lindquist, who passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family last night.
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“In today’s class, we are learning about Plato’s Cave. This quaint little story, though hardly relevant today, can be understood as …”
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Ronna Burger on Moses
Prof. Burger of
@TU_Philosophy
joins us to discuss Moses as lawgiver and founder, sharing her reflections on the Bible, Plato, Maimonides, Machiavelli, and Rousseau.
Great conversation—not to be missed!
Listen:
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DEFEND SOCRATES BY BURNING THIS BOOK AND PERSECUTING THE AUTHOR.
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When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
OUT NOW!
Maimonides, "Letter on Astrology" (w/
@AnnaTischbein
)
LISTEN:
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RIP, Norm. The comedic inspiration of TNT. Give best to Aristophanes for us.
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RECORDING TONIGHT!
Leo Strauss, "German Nihilism" & Aristotle, Politics I.1–2
Two separate episodes, please send us your questions, before it's too late!
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Aristotle on the Good Man vs. the Good Citizen
Is a good citizen in a bad regime happy? In a good one? In the best possible? How does the regime limit our understanding of and access to the good?
Find out as we discuss Politics 3.4!
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Email The New Thinkery with promo-code NAUGHTY-FARMER for 75% off of co-host
@GregMcBrayer3
wonderful edition of Xenophon's "Shorter Writings".
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RECORDING
Leo Strauss, "Persecution and the Art of Writing," Chapters 1–2
There are a lot of rumors about Straussians, with their secret teachings and veiled writing, but what did Strauss actually say about exoteric vs esoteric writing?
Give us your questions/thoughts!
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Recording an episode Wednesday on the introduction to Bloom’s Closing of the American Mind.
Is it too done?
Is he smart?
Whose dome is shiner, Bloom or
@alexpriou
?
Send Questions, complaints, pics!
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OUT NOW
Tim Burns on Leo Strauss, Part 1
We had a 2+ hour conversation with Prof. Tim Burns of
@Baylor
about Strauss on the possibility of greatness in liberal democracy—and much, much more.
Listen:
Buy his book:
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#10
in philosophy podcasts!! Thanks to all our friends who promote us and made this possible.
Now we must topple the remaining 9!
Help us Thinklings!
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Recording NOW with Waco's Most Wanted: serial cigar arsonist Tim Burns!
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Political prudence dictates that we not release our episode on Leo Strauss’s Persecution and the Art of Writing.
Sorry, folks!
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Happy birthday to John Stuart Mill!
His "On Liberty" to this day remains a must-read—not bad for a guy whose father never made eye-contact with him!
Mill lived and wrote well into his 60s, despite suffering from a rare cognitive disorder known as utilitarianism.
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"Errr-ah-err-ah yes, The New Thinkery, they're-ah-they're-ah Aristophanic, yes, so their highs redeem their lows. And when their episode on CLOSING comes out, ah-err TOMORROW, YES!, you'll certainly send pics—unless you have a soul without longing, right, right!"
– Allan Bloom
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RECORDING SOON
Heidegger, “The Question Concerning Technology”
Give us your questions concerning the question concerning technology!
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“Honey, take a picture of me with the street sign for the street named after the guy whose books I like! Should I lean on it, all casual? Do I look too excited? Ok, I’ll act cool. Golly, I’m so excited though!”
– handsome nerd
@GregMcBrayer3
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RECORDING
Machiavelli's Life of Castruccio Castracani
With our special guests, Profs. Nathan Tarcov and Christopher Lynch.
Give us your questions!
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It's way too late, but we're recording the first episode in a series on Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History. Just the Introduction. Catch us with a quick Question!
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TNT co-hosts in Austin. Ladies, send DMs for location.
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OUT NOW
Jacob Howland on Higher Education
We sat down with
@uaustinorg
Provost and Director of the Intellectual Foundations Program to discuss the current state of higher education and UATX's efforts to forge a new path.
LISTEN:
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The GoFundMe for this Ian's wife and their seven young children is now live. If you can, please contribute:
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OUT NOW!
Leo Strauss, "Natural Right and History" Ch. 1: "Natural Right and the Historical Approach"
The fascinating first chapter of Strauss's most popular work—we talk Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Socrates.
Tune in for some juicy wisdom!
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David Hume is NOT a philosopher but a KNOWN CANNIBAL, whose many crimes include eating ALL of Rousseau's poor children, so precious to their father.
SHAME.
What people What
think philosophers we actually
look like: look like😎
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MONTESQUIEU ON ROME
Featuring out special guest, Michael Anton of
@Hillsdale
and
@ClaremontInst
.
We discuss Montesquieu vs. Machiavelli’s Rome, along with American vs. Roman decline—and more!
LISTEN:
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Leo Strauss on Max Weber
We sat down with Prof. Nasser Behnegar of
@BostonCollege
to discuss the second chapter of Strauss's "Natural Right and History"—not to be missed!
Listen:
Read his book:
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This Mother’s Day, give her the gift she’ll never forget.
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It’s Leo Strauss’s birthday!
Celebrate by reading very, very, very slowly.
You’ll know you’ve failed, if you make it to the end of this tweet.
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OUT NOW
Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws"
Prof. William B. Allen joins us to discuss his monumental new translation and commentary of Montesquieu's magnum opus.
A great guest, don't miss it!
Listen:
Buy his book:
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Machiavelli
Plato
Shakespeare
Aristophanes
Aristotle
Madison
Bacon
Plutarch
Tocqueville
Churchill
Dickens
Swift
Sophocles
Farabi
Averroes
Ghazali
Epictetus
Tacitus
Rousseau
Nietzsche
Thucydides
Strauss
Jacob Klein
Joseph Conrad
& in under a year
LISTEN:
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THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY OF FRANCIS BACON
Martin Yaffe and Nathan Dinneen join us to discuss the dissertation of Laurence Berns of
@stjohnscollege
, recently published by
@PoliAnimalPress
!
Buy it:
Listen:
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OUT NOW!
Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind
We discuss the introduction at length, while also commenting on its controversies and influence.
Plus, Greg enjoys a tall foamy glass of his new favorite beer,
@budlight
!
LISTEN:
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RECORDING TOMORROW
Prof. Richard Velkley of Tulane University on Heidegger and Strauss
We’ll be focusing on his argument that Natural Right and History is a veiled response to Heidegger, both critical and appreciative.
Give us your questions!
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OUT NOW
Heidegger and the Nazis
Prof. Richard Velkley joins us again to discuss Martin Heidegger’s infamous political affair with Nazism, as well as Leo Strauss’ assessment.
Needless to say, this episode has fewer jokes…
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OUT NOW!
Roundtable on Strauss's Natural Right and History
Mark Blitz, Christopher Lynch, and Devin Stauffer discuss what it was like for them to read it the first time, favorite passages, and more—thanks to
@uaustinorg
for hosting!
LISTEN:
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Devin Stauffer on the Hobbes chapter of "Natural Right and History"—stay tuned, it's coming soon! And this may be a two-parter…
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The holiday season approaches.
Friends will stuff their gullets with fowl, faces bloated with spiced drink, brains dull, the mark of Pilgrim misdeeds on their souls. But you, man of power, will feast on the below cornucopia of wisdom from our own
@GregMcBrayer3
.
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People love to notice how Shakespeare coined so many English phrases. "Lastluster," "break the ice," "cold comfort," "it's Greek to me"—all Shakespeare's invention!
But did you know he also invented pretending-not-to-be-Francis-Bacon?
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Miles Davis meeting Kenny G, same vibe as a TNT listener tuning into an episode of Partially Examined Life.
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RECORDING!
Plutarch's Alcibiades and Coriolanus
Give us your questions and comments! We're doing an episode on each, with a comparison at the end of our discussion of Coriolanus.
SHARE!
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Happy Father’s Day, even to all the haters and losers! We mean you, Kronos!
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Recording with friend Marc Landy (Boston College) on America and her Constitutional order.
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OUT NOW
Leo Strauss’s Persecution and the Art of Writing
What’s all this secret teaching, esoteric-exoteric stuff? What are Strauss’s arguments, and have critics confronted them adequately?
This is a good one! Please like/retweet!
LISTEN:
Political prudence dictates that we not release our episode on Leo Strauss’s Persecution and the Art of Writing.
Sorry, folks!
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Nice interview with our friend, co-host, and billionaire political philosopher, Alex Priou!
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Very sad news just came in. Alex took a 23andme, and the results just arrived. Turns out he’s a natural slave. We always had our suspicions, yes, but we also still had hope.
He’ll be leaving the podcast to pursue a career in moving rocks around fields. Good luck, lil buddy!
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RECORDING TOMORROW
Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Greg has claimed publicly that he can answer any question about this text that he is asked. Test his wisdom with your choicest queries!
And please like/retweet!
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Honestly, University Presses will do anything to sell books these days. Shame!
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Alex and Greg recording an episode on Strauss’s Natural Right & History with eminent scholars Chris Lynch, Mark Blitz, & Devin Stauffer thanks to generous support from
@uaustinorg
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RECORDING
The Confessions of St. Hippo of Augustus
With our special guest, Catherine Zuckert, whose working on a book on self-knowledge.
Give us your questions!
And be sure to unfollow
@theEIpod
!
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Behold, the fickle and ungrateful populi of The New Thinkery experiencing both love and fear before il grande Messer Mansfield!
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SOCRATES AS FAMILY MAN
We go through excerpts from Aristophanes, Xenophon, and Plato to see what sort of husband and father Socrates was. Spoiler alert: he was just ok.
Also: some big news from Greg's pudenda!
LISTEN:
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“Oh, tut-tut, Phillip, your always on about reason and revelation. False dichotomy, old boy. Have a sherry, and stare into abyss.”
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Rare photo of the fellas as young hoods, snatching purses from old ladies to buy the Loeb edition of Aristotle’s Meteorologica.
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OUT NOW
Jacob Howland of
@uaustinorg
on Plato's Republic
We discuss his book, "Glaucon's Fate" (from
@PaulDryBooks
), on whether Socrates succeeds or fails in moderating his young interlocutor.
LISTEN:
READ:
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#OnThisDay
in 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche was born in Prussia to Lutheran Pastor Carl Ludwig Nietzsche and his wife Franziska.
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OUT NOW
Xenophon on Hunting with Dogs
We talk about hunting as Xenophon's extended metaphor for philosophy. We also talk about his art of writing, vs. Plato's.
Next week: David Bahr's treatise, "On the One Skilled at the Kicking of Cats."
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At 1M followers we will explain the riddle of being.
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LEO STRAUSS ON PLATO'S EUTHYPHRO—PART 1
In Part 1, our guests
@RUphilosophy
and
@HannesKerber
discuss Strauss's Nachlass (German for "leftovers") and the various documents in their new book.
READ:
LISTEN:
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OUT NOW!
Devin Stauffer of
@UTGovernment
joins us to discuss Hobbes!
We talk Hobbes on human nature and his critique of religion, as well as Leo Strauss' many writings on Hobbes.
LISTEN:
READ:
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RECORDING
🗣️ Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend us your QUESTIONS 🗣️
Montesquieu's "Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline"
Joining us is our special guest, Michael Anton (pictured below, thinking Machiavellian thoughts)!
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New Thinkery co-host
@alexpriou
will soon stare into the abyss. But he will do so only with the finest Italian tailoring.
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Recording first of six episodes on Hamlet. So find some Hebenon, crush it up, and pour your friend a drink!
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OUT NOW
America and Modernity
Prof. Marc Landy of
@BostonCollege
joins us to discuss modernity and the American regime.
Thanks to
@RalstonCollege
for sponsoring today's episode! Check them out here:
Listen:
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"When Friday rolls around I'm certain of three things: I'm swiggin' premium hooch, hittin' some Black&Milds, and listening to the latest episode of The New Thinkery"
-- Martha Nussbaum
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"I set my moral compass by the dictates of the Partially Examined Life podcast. Today, I am in chains."
- Sam Bankman-Fried / Manhattan / 3.28.24 /
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Feeling unhappy on a Wednesday? Introduce a friend to Nietzsche and watch them fall into the abyss!
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Correction: Rousseau gave up only 5 of his 5 kids, well within the bounds of acceptable abandonment.
Says the guy who abandoned his 8 illegitimate children at a cut-rate orphanage with a mortality rate of like 50 percent.
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