James Romm
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89 appearances
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first heard May 2026
last heard 3 Jun
James Romm’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And in his case, he was already a little shaky to begin with, so it just sort of exaggerated his...
natural flaws.
Yeah.
Of course, what's missing from our society, which is
present in both Greek and Roman picture is that a philosopher who's widely respected, as both Plato and Seneca were, has automatic access because the ruler needs that legitimacy.
He needs a philosopher, an esteemed philosopher at his court in order to appear to be an enlightened person.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We have lost that
Yeah.
And for Plato to have gone back to the court of Dionysius the second and
A second time.
Yeah.
Five years after departing in a terrible debacle the first time and having caused a rift in the royal family that resulted in his protege Dion getting exiled.
That is really it's another stunning example of self-deception.
Right.
And Plato says that he devised a test.
You know, this is really a testament to his naivete.
He devised a test to see whether Dionysius was a suitable student, that he was going to tell him exactly how hard it was going to be to become a philosopher.
And probably he had in mind...
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