Philosophy

Are You Living Like a Cow?

Plato's warning about a tyrannical life of pleasure

Nov 12 • The Culturist and Ascend Book Club

How to Change the World

A study of Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte

Nov 8 • The Culturist

The Real Meaning of England’s Greatest Myth

The symbolism of the sword in the stone

Oct 31 • The Culturist

What Is Special About Human Beings?

Lessons from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Oct 29 • The Culturist

How to Become Well Read

(But not a well-read relativist)

Oct 25 • The Culturist

Are We Back Inside Plato’s Cave?

Plato’s warning for an age of algorithms

Sep 30 • The Culturist and Ascend Book Club

Will AI Make Us More or Less Human?

How to use it without losing your humanity

Sep 26 • The Culturist

How to Live Your Life as Art

And re-enchant your world...

Sep 19 • The Culturist

The Greatest Work of Western Philosophy

Why you MUST read Plato’s Republic...

Sep 16 • The Culturist and Ascend Book Club

The Education You Were Supposed to Get

The 7 liberal arts & the true purpose of education

Sep 12 • The Culturist

Tolkien’s Secret to a Lasting Marriage

His advice on finding your "soul-mate”

Sep 5 • The Culturist

The Medici Guide to Raising Children

How they passed down wisdom, wealth, and power

Aug 29 • The Culturist

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