Nemec and Trox battle over the nature of law and justice, procedure and equity in today's exciting installment. How does our understanding of reality influence our politics?

Squinting at the Good

Laws According to Nature

Plato thought thumos had a big part to play in the soul. We tackle its objects today... as well as whether flavored water is ontologically reprehensible. 

Victory, Mastery, and Good Reputation

If you're famous you must be happy, right? Why do the Greeks care so much about how they are remembered, and what can their insights teach us today? 

The Wailings of Famous Men

How much do you trust your barber? Is the internet the barbershop of the world? How has advertising our online experience? Can you put a monetary value on transcendentals?

Go Like a Bathman

Republic Book V: Can "badness" have a form? Are Martians subject to original sin? Who is the greatest writer in the English language? Folks, this week we return to classic SATG.

Forms of Badness

Nemec and Trox return for a second season! This episode debuts Republic Roulette, a new game for generating even more random conversations. Listen to hear about the (un)nature of (dis)honor, inflected languages, and why Nemec thinks Latin is better than Greek!

Dishonor Has Befallen Philosophy

Plato had the city in speech. SATG has the university in speech. Tune in to hear Nemec and Trox construct the university that they can only squint at. 

Possible and Desirable

Is learning mere memorization? How does one memorize? A discussion on memory, education, and more!

Memorize More

Nemec and Troxler entertain a special guest. The trio discusses weird health questions, why plants are so weird, and what exactly is a coronavirus.

A Factually Incorrect Statement

Our intrepid hosts converse on the subject of art and poetry. Why did Plato ban the poets from his republic? What is the relationship between the beautiful and art? Just how exactly does the soul react to Bob Dylan?

Gaze Thoughtfully

Nemec and Trox talk about government intelligence operations and justice, Thomas Aquinas&apos;s definition of law, and prudential applications of subsidiarity.

Surveil Prudently

Two friends discuss what makes a day "good" and why studying philosophy is "good." Then they explore how philosophy, art, and religion are all good types of disturbances to our daily existences.

Existentially Disturbed

Two friends analytically discuss the notion of independence and the historical perspectives. After talking about the historical perspective, they discuss the notion of millennial independence. 

Butter Independently

Two friends share an intellectual conversation on a variety of lightly prepared topics. This episode includes a discussion of meat-hook theory, the metaphysics of identical twins, and more!

The Safe Speed of Travel

Plato tried gazing at transcendent; we merely squint at it. Two friends with a mutual love for philosophy have occasionally witty and always stimulating conversation on topics that run the gamut from the pre-Socratics to literary thematics.

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Squinting at the Good

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