The Eternal Argument

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

The One & The Emanations — Late Antiquity (The decline of Rome). Philosophy turns mystical, preparing the ground for Monotheism.

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."