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1,737 words

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The following text is an excerpt from Plato’s dialogue Eythydemus translated by Benjamin Jowett. Here Socrates seeks to convince Cleinias, the son of Axiochus, who is something of a “dumb jock,” and thus a tough sell, that wisdom is of paramount importance to the good life and that philosophy, as the love of wisdom, is thus the noblest of pursuits. Read more …

Published: May 22, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged living well, North American New Right, philosophy, Plato, reprints, wisdom | Leave a comment

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What Socrates Knew:
Thirty Socratic Theses, Part 2 of 2

Greg Johnson

Reyer van Blommendael, “Xantippe Dousing Socrates,” c. 1665

40:49 / 811 words

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Published: May 22, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged ethics, Greg Johnson, living well, morality, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, self-actualization | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Antiphon the Sophist

Greg Johnson

A third century AD papyrus attributed to the first book of On Truth (P.Oxy. XI 1364 fr. 1, cols. v-vii)

Papyrus fragment of Antiphon’s “On Truth,” 3rd century A.D.

1,922 words

Author’s Note:

The following text is a transcript by V. S. of the prefatory remarks on Antiphon the Sophist from the first part of my lecture on Aristophanes’ Clouds. As usual, I have edited this transcript to remove excessive wordiness. The quotes come from the first edition of A Presocratics Reader, ed. Patricia Curd.

Antiphon the Sophist was a younger contemporary of Socrates. He was the author of the treatise On Truth, only fragments of which survive. Read more …

Published: May 16, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Antiphon, Aristophanes, articles, Greg Johnson, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, presocratics, the Sophists | Comments closed

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What Socrates Knew:
Thirty Socratic Theses, Part 1 of 2

Greg Johnson

48:41 / 790 words

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In August of 1999, I started an eight-week lecture course called “What Socrates Knew: Plato on Art, Wisdom, and Happiness.” Read more …

Published: May 15, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged ethics, Greg Johnson, living well, morality, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, self-actualization | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Crito, Part 2 of 2

Greg Johnson

Jacque-Louis David, "The Death of Socrates," detail

Jacques-Louis David, “The Death of Socrates,” detail

35:07 / 428 words

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Published: May 1, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Crito, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
The Presocratic Background to Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 2

Greg Johnson

Lucca Signorelli, “Empedocles,” Orvieto Cathedral, 1502

Luca Signorelli, “Empedocles,” Orvieto Cathedral, 1502

6,530 words

Part 2 of 2

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The following text is a transcript by V. S. of a lecture on the presocratic background of Aristophanes’ Clouds. Read more …

Published: April 25, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Anaxagoras, Aristophanes, articles, atheism, Counter-Currents Radio, Cynics, Diogenes, Diogenes of Apollonia, Empedocles, Greg Johnson, myth, originals, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, presocratics, pythagoreanism, religion, science, sophists, Xenophanes | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Crito, Part 1 of 2

Greg Johnson

Canova, “The Death of Socrates,” detail: Crito closing the eyes of Socrates

46:06 / 400 words

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Published: April 24, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Crito, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Apology, Part 2 of 2

Greg Johnson

41:40 / 417 words

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This is the second of two parts of a lecture on the Platonic dialogue Apology of Socrates to the Jury, which I interpret in the light of Plato’s Euthyphro and Aristophanes’ Clouds.

Published: April 18, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Apology, Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
The Presocratic Background to Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 1

Greg Johnson

Thales, Union Station, Washington, D.C.

6,614 words

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The following text is a transcript by V. S. of a lecture on the presocratic background of Aristophanes’ Clouds. I have edited this transcript to remove excessive wordiness, and I have added section headings and transitions. I found it sobering to read this transcript, for I discovered just how widely the written and spoken word vary, and how flabby my lectures are compared to my writings.

Published: April 16, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Anaximander, Anaximenes, Aristophanes, articles, atheism, Greg Johnson, myth, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, presocratics, religion, science, Thales | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Apology, Part 1 of 2

Greg Johnson

Plato, 1st century marble bust, Capitoline Museum, Rome

45:05 / 399 words

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This is the first of two parts of a lecture on the Platonic dialogue Apology of Socrates to the Jury, which I interpret in the light of Plato’s Euthyphro and Aristophanes’ Clouds.

Published: April 10, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Apology, Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Euthyphro, Part 2 of 2

Greg Johnson

46:12 / 416 words

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This is the second of two parts of a lecture on the Platonic dialogue Euthyphro, which deals with the nature of piety. As with the Theages, I interpret the Euthyphro as in part a reply to Aristophanes’ Clouds. Read more …

Published: April 3, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Euthyphro, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, piety, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Euthyphro, Part 1 of 2

Greg Johnson

The veneration of Zeus Meilichios, relief, Berlin

46:58 / 415 words

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This is the first of two parts of a lecture on the Platonic dialogue Euthyphro, which deals with the nature of piety. As with the Theages, I interpret the Euthyphro as in part a reply to Aristophanes’ Clouds. Read more …

Published: March 27, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Counter-Currents Radio, Euthyphro, Greg Johnson, originals, philosophy, piety, Plato, podcasts | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Plato’s Theages

Greg Johnson

54:34 / 342 words

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Published: March 6, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Clouds, Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, Theages | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 3

Greg Johnson

Aristophanes

36:31 / 374 words

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This is the third of three podcasts on Aristophanes’ Clouds.

Published: February 27, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Clouds, comedy, drama, Greg Johnson, philosophy, podcasts, presocratics, sophists | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 2

Greg Johnson

45:43 / 463 words

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This is the second of three podcasts on Aristophanes’ Clouds.

Published: February 20, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Aristophanes, Clouds, comedy, drama, Greg Johnson, philosophy, podcasts, presocratics, sophists | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 1

Greg Johnson

Seated Socrates, fresco from ancient Ephesus

54:53 / 472 words

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This is the first of three podcasts on Aristophanes’ Clouds. This lecture opens with a discussion of the Sophist Antiphon.

Published: February 13, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Antiphon, Aristophanes, Clouds, comedy, drama, Greg Johnson, philosophy, podcasts, presocratics, sophists | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
The Presocratic Background to Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 2

Greg Johnson

48:29 / 435 words

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Topics discussed in this second and final installment on the philosophical background of Aristophanes’ Clouds: Read more …

Published: February 6, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Anaxagoras, Aristophanes, atheism, Counter-Currents Radio, Cynics, Diogenes, Diogenes of Apollonia, Empedocles, Greg Johnson, myth, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, presocratics, pythagoreanism, religion, science, sophists, Xenophanes | Comments closed

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The Trial of Socrates:
The Presocratic Background to Aristophanes’ Clouds, Part 1

Greg Johnson

48:45 / 408 words

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In September and October of 1998, I gave a course of eight, two-hour lectures on “The Trial of Socrates.” Read more …

Published: January 30, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Anaximander, Anaximenes, Aristophanes, atheism, Counter-Currents Radio, Greg Johnson, myth, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, presocratic philosophy, religion, science, Thales | Comments closed

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Plato on Courage:
An Introduction to the Laches

Greg Johnson

71:41 / 198 words

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The following lecture is an introductory treatment of Plato’s dialogue Laches. It was given on December 20, 2000, to a circle of friends and students in Atlanta. Read more …

Published: January 24, 2013 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio | Also tagged Counter-Currents Radio, courage, ethics, Greg Johnson, Laches, manliness, morality, philosophy, Plato, podcasts, Sigmund Freud, thumos, warrior ethics, wisdom | Comments closed

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The Relevance of Philosophy to Political Change

Greg Johnson

3,523 words

The title of this essay is somewhat misleading, since I am going to argue that philosophy is relevant to all human endeavors, not just politics.[1] Philosophy is not just metapolitical, but meta-everything.[2] But I know you are interested in political change, so that was my hook to get you reading. Furthermore, I will argue that philosophy is more than just relevant to life, but of paramount importance.

Published: December 27, 2012 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aristotle, articles, ethics, Greg Johnson, morality, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Plato, political philosophy, Stoicism, wisdom | Comments closed

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