Classical Stuff You Should Know
Episodes
6: Ratio and Intellectus
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we discuss the ancient division between the two types of reason. Put simply, Intellectus refers to natural understanding or meditatio...
5: The Common Topics
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Common Topics is the toolkit you use when you want to think of something to say. Got a speech to write? The common topics can help you out.
4: The Christian Knight
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The notion of the Christian knight is central to several texts, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight among them. There were several moral expectations plac...
3: Intro to the Epics
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Odyssey, Iliad, and Aeneid all concern a single great story. This podcast covers the mythological background necessary to understanding these epic...
2: Homer
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This one's all about Homer: who he is, where he came from, and most importantly, if he actually existed.
1: The Tripartite Soul
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Plato theorizes that there are three parts to the human soul: the rational, the spirited, and the appetitive.