A podcast, in twelve series, about the history of western culture and traditions.
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Episode II.38 - Introduction to the Hellenic Period
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Phillip II of Macedonia. Alexander the Great. The Sacred Band of Thebes. A brief digression on Greek sexuality. Olympias. Leuctra, Mantinea, Chaeronea. Epaminondas. PelopidasRobert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.006 - Genesis 4:17 - 5:32
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Exitus and Reditus. The theology of the genealogies in the Bible.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.37 - Greek Philosophy VI: Aristotle
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The philosophical works of Aristotle. Metaphysics, Ethics and Politics.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode IX.05 - Sympathy for the Bully: Part One - Sit and Listen
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Who is rewarded by the school system? Who benefits from the regimentation? Who benefits from the system of alienation? The child who sits still. The child who is quiet. The child who keeps his hands to himself. The child who doesn’t ask to go outside. We are trained to be docile from day one.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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The next step up in sophistication with regard to note-taking.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.36 - Greek Math
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Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes and more. Over the centuries, the ancient Greeks separate Mathematics and other fields of study from philosophy.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.35 - Greek Science II: Introduction to Aristotle
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The Aristotelian contribution to Greek Science. Defining first principles. Substance, Accidents and the nature of being.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XII.002 - The Study Method I
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Asking questions about your reading projects to increase retention of information. The power of handwriting. Avoiding negative input during the early stages of learning.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.005 - Genesis 4:1-16
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The blood of thy brother cries out to me from the earth! The typology of Abel and Christ.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.34 - Greek Philosophy V: Plato’s Republic
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Socrates envisions a just society in which men and women are equals, and all are suited perfectly for their station in life. But is the cost of this just society too high? Censorship, lies and eugenics in the philosophy of Plato.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.33 - Greek Philosophy IV: The Death of Socrates
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From his jail cell in Athens, Socrates makes his last argument in defense of the immortal soul. Death as separation of body and soul. The essences of Beauty, Justice and more. The perfection and purity of the soul.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.004 - Genesis 3
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Adam and Eve listen to the serpent, and suffer exile from Paradise as a consequence. Adam, Eve, the tree and the serpent prefigure Christ, Mary, the cross and Satan.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.32 - The Anabasis of Xenophon
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Xenophon disregards the advice of Socrates and joins the army of Cyrus the Younger. When Cyrus dies in combat against his brother, Artaxerxes, King of Persia, Xenophon and others lead ten thousand Greek soldiers on a long retreat home.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.003 - Genesis 2:4 - 25
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Made from earth, and from each other, man and woman meet in Paradise. The meaning of marriage. The eschatology of Genesis.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode X.002 - Paleo-American Origins I: The Beringia Theory
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The Beringia Theory. Clovis points and the extinction of the megafauna.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.002 - Genesis 1:1 - 2:3
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The creation of the world in seven days. Allegory and Anagogy. The textual loop of Scripture.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.31 - Greek Philosophy III: The Trial of Socrates
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Socrates stands trial for impiety. The Apology and the Crito. The similarities between Socrates and Christ.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.30 - Greek Drama III: Aristophanes
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Aristophanes mocks and derides the latest developments in Athenian society, and lambasts the motives for the seemingly endless Peloponnesus War. His play, The Clouds, takes aim at Socrates and all philosophers.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Native Americans are the real westerners. As an outsider, in this series, I investigate the history and culture of more than ten thousand years in the Americas.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XII.001 - Introduction to the Western Traditions Curriculum
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Implementing the Western Traditions Podcast as a personal curriculum. For homeschool or for adults.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.29 - Greek Philosophy II: Introduction to Socrates
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Introduction to Socrates and Plato and the tetralogies of dialogues. First Principles. Post-war Athens. Analysis of Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode XIB.001 - Introduction to the Old Testament
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The Bible is our book. No matter which religious tradition to which you belong, even if you are non-religious, this is your book. This is your patrimony, just as the Iliad and the Odyssey and the works of Aristotle and Plato are your inheritance.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode IX.04 - The Dead Internet
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On the periphery of this online cemetery, we grubby humans rifle through the garbage, looking for a movie on Netflix or flicking past several hundred TikTok’s, all the while, beyond the gates of the graveyard, the bots replicate and babble to one another - the animated, digital ruins of a society that once built pyramids and dared to cross the ocea…
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Episode II.28 - The Peloponnesian War V: The Fall of Athens
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Alcibiades finally comes to power. Lysander leads Sparta to victory. The long walls of Athens come tumbling down.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.27 - Ancient Greek Religion
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The mystery religions of Ancient Greece: Eleusis, Orphism and Christianity. From the Kykeon of Demeter to the Eucharist of Jesus.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode III.02 - Introduction to the Roman Origins Unit
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The Proto-Indo-European diaspora pours into Italy in the Second Millennium BC. Meet the Etruscans, the original nemeses of the Romans.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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The West and Christianity have become almost synonymous. This podcast series explains that process and also provides exegesis of the entire Bible.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode IX.03 - The Technological Singularity II: Ray Kurzweil
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Ray Kurzweil, immortality, resurrection and the technological singularity in the year 2045.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.26 - The Peloponnesian War IV: The Sicilian Expedition
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The proud Athenians invade Sicily only to suffer inglorious defeat and annihilation. Nicias and Demosthenes executed. Alcibiades in exile.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.25 - Greek Science I: Hippocrates
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One quarter of our food keeps us alive. The rest keeps doctors alive. Medical science in Classical Era Greece. The works of Hippocrates.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode III.01 - Introduction to the Roman Empire Series
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They say that every man thinks about the Roman Empire at least once a day. But does the Roman Empire still exist? Are there still Roman emperors?Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.24 - The Peloponnesian War III: To the Peace of Nicias
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The Spartans surrender at Pylos The rise and fall of Brasidas and Cleon. The Peace of Nicias.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.23 - Greek Philosophy I: The Pre-Socratics
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All is the one. All is a perfect sphere of being and we are all a part of this One, as is all matter and all time and thought and sensation. All is the One, whom forever exists, born from out of eternity, changeless and infinite.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode IX.02 - The Technological Singularity I
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From the card catalog at the University of Arizona library to the apocalypse of the human race. The introduction to the Technological Singularity.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.22 - The Peloponnesian War II - To the Surrender of Plataea
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Everywhere treachery, bloodshed, fury and destruction.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.21 - Greek Drama II: Sophocles and Euripides
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The playwrights Sophocles and Euripides. Focus of tragedy on the Trojan War and Heracles. The role of women in Greek tragedy. A review of Medea, a play by Euripides. The catharsis of Greek tragedy and its impact on Western Civilization.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.19 - Greek Drama I
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Greek drama. Aeschylus and some of his plays: Agamemnon, The Persians and Prometheus Bound.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.20 - The Peloponnesian War I - To the Death of Pericles.
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It begins at Epidamnus but only after conflicts at Potidaea and Plataea are all the cities of Greece brought into general warfare. The Plague of Athens. Pericles’ Funeral Oration. The death of Pericles.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode IX.01 - Introduction to the Western Traditions Project
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The meta-series of the western traditions podcast. Here we take a look at issues both from the past, and those that await us in the human future. Topics include things like: the technological singularity, gender issues, UFOs and aliens, Universal Basic Income and many more.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.18 - The Athenian Empire
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The Greek counterattack begins. Athens and her allies form the Delian league. The power struggles of Xanthippus, Pausanias, Themistocles, Cimon, and Pericles.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.17 - The Persian War IV: The Battle of Plataea
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The final episode of the Persian War. The Athenians and the Spartans defeat the Persian invaders. Victory in Europe!Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.16 - The Persian War III: The Battle of Salamis
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The Greek fleet makes a last stand at sea against the Persian armada. The rise of Themistocles and Aristides. Xerxes flees Greece and leaves a garrison under Mardonius in Europe.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.15 - The Persian War II : Thermopylae
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Xerxes comes to power in Persia. A huge army invades Greece. Themistocles rallies the Athenians. The Greek allies stand at Thermopylae. Leonidas and the 300 fall in battle.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.14 - The Persian War I - The Battle of Marathon
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The Persian War begins. The Histories of Herodotus. The Battle of Marathon. Darius and Miltiades.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.13 - Magna Graecia
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The many lands of the ancient Greeks. Mystery religions, Greek sexuality and the hoplite warrior.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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From Theseus to Solon and Pisistratus, the complex, chaotic history of Athens unfolds. Prelude to the Persian War.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Plutarch’s essay on Lycurgus. Laconia and Lacedaemon. The Spartans, their government, their lives, their army. Leonidas, Gorgo and Thermopylae.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.10 - Introduction to the Second Unit: Classical Greece
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The Greek polis or city-state. The city of Thebes and the tragedy of Oedipus. The value of the state and the importance of politics in classical Greece.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.09 - The Greek Dark Ages
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Life in Greece after the Bronze Age Collapse. Homer and Hesiod. The mystery religions.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode II.08 - The Odyssey
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Homer’s second great epic poem about the long-delayed return of Odysseus from the Trojan War.Robert Paxton tarafından oluşturuldu
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