The Eternal Argument
The One & The Emanations — Late Antiquity (The decline of Rome). Philosophy turns mystical, preparing the ground for Monotheism.
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11 episodes
Ep 11: Augustine of Hippo: The Architect of the West
Faith, Time, and Sin — The Fall of Rome (410 AD). Augustine writes City of God to explain why the earthly empire failed and the heavenly one endures.
Ep 10: Neoplatonism: Plotinus
Ep 9: The Skeptics: Pyrrho & Sextus Empiricus
Suspended Judgment — The clash of dogmatic schools. The Skeptics find peace by admitting they know nothing.
Ep 8: The Stoics: Zeno, Epictetus, & Marcus Aurelius
Control & Duty — Roman Empire. From a slave (Epictetus) to an Emperor (Marcus), Stoicism becomes the operating system of Rome.
Ep 7: Epicurus & The Cynics
Pleasure vs. Dogs — Alexander the Great is dead; the world is massive and scary. Epicurus says "hide in the garden"; Diogenes says "bark at the emperor."
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