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Yeah.

Yeah.

We do have to kill Aristotle off. He sort of dies slightly in ignominy. He's sort of chased out of Athens.

We do have to kill Aristotle off. He sort of dies slightly in ignominy. He's sort of chased out of Athens.

And Theophrastus stays behind in that. Yes. And keeps his books. And that's how we have them, right?

And Theophrastus stays behind in that. Yes. And keeps his books. And that's how we have them, right?

Wonderful relationship. So he died soon after the sort of exile from Athens. And his reputation immediately after is not that burnished with glory. It takes a little while for people to rediscover his brilliance, I think. Is that fair?

Wonderful relationship. So he died soon after the sort of exile from Athens. And his reputation immediately after is not that burnished with glory. It takes a little while for people to rediscover his brilliance, I think. Is that fair?

So there you go, Dan. Aristotle, pretty good life.

So there you go, Dan. Aristotle, pretty good life.

But when we did the Pythagoras episode, you were able to sort of knock down quite a few myths.

But when we did the Pythagoras episode, you were able to sort of knock down quite a few myths.

The nuance window! No! All right, time now for the Nuance Window. This is where Dan and I peripatetically promenade around the Lyceum for two minutes while Professor Edith tells us something that we need to know about Aristotle. My stopwatch is ready. You have two minutes, Edith. Take it away.

The nuance window! No! All right, time now for the Nuance Window. This is where Dan and I peripatetically promenade around the Lyceum for two minutes while Professor Edith tells us something that we need to know about Aristotle. My stopwatch is ready. You have two minutes, Edith. Take it away.

Intellectual history and then we end up with a bum joke. That's what should be in his poetics about comedy, right? Yeah. Are you kind of like on board with Aristotle? Because I think we're both team Aristotle over here.

Intellectual history and then we end up with a bum joke. That's what should be in his poetics about comedy, right? Yeah. Are you kind of like on board with Aristotle? Because I think we're both team Aristotle over here.

Yeah. Lovely stuff. Well, thank you so much, Dan. Thank you, Edith. And listener, for more applied philosophy, check out Edith's previous episode on Pythagoras, which was an absolute hoot. We also did an episode on medieval science. And if you want more Dan in your ears, you can scroll all the way down in the app back to 2019 to the Young Napoleon episode with Dr. Laura O'Brien.

Yeah. Lovely stuff. Well, thank you so much, Dan. Thank you, Edith. And listener, for more applied philosophy, check out Edith's previous episode on Pythagoras, which was an absolute hoot. We also did an episode on medieval science. And if you want more Dan in your ears, you can scroll all the way down in the app back to 2019 to the Young Napoleon episode with Dr. Laura O'Brien.

It's a really fun one. And remember, if you've enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review, share the show with your friends, subscribe to You're Dead to Me on BBC Sound so you never miss an episode. But I'd just like to say a huge thank you again to our guests. In History Corner from the University of Durham, we had the fantastic Professor Edith Hall. Thank you, Edith. Thank you.

It's a really fun one. And remember, if you've enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review, share the show with your friends, subscribe to You're Dead to Me on BBC Sound so you never miss an episode. But I'd just like to say a huge thank you again to our guests. In History Corner from the University of Durham, we had the fantastic Professor Edith Hall. Thank you, Edith. Thank you.