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Episode Synopsis
In this conversation with Michael Boler, we learn about how we might follow the Greeks in undertaking an integrated and embodied approach to liberal education. How is liberal education an agon, a struggle, and a "return to the real"? Why did the Greeks emphasize individual physical training (as opposed to team sports)? Why do philosophy students smoke so much? Why is a good teacher so important? How did we become "cacti in a sea of dopamine?" These and other questions animate our conversation.
Honors Program, the University of Saint Thomas
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Honors Program, the University of Saint Thomas
Michael Boler, An Introduction to Classical and New Testament Greek: A Unified Approach
Michael Boler, “Screwtape’s Remedy for Love: C.S. Lewis and Ovid.”
Michael Boler, with Felisa V. Reynolds, “Aristotle and Zazie.”
Michael Boler, “The Violence of Autonomy: The Significance of Matthew 11:12 in Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away”
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