Johnathan Bi

An interview with Alexis D'Herouville on his ancestor, Tocqueville.  Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-alexis Companion lectures & seminar: - Tocqueville on Religion: https://youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI - America as Industrial Aristocracy: https...

An interview with NYU Professor Harvey Lederman on AI and the future of work.  Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-harvey-lederman-on-ai-and-the-future-of-work Companion videos: Four books to read for the AI Revolution: https://youtu.be/5Jb...

An interview with Helena’s Henry Elkus on existential risk. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io   Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

Companion interviews:Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan: https://youtu.be/bBdE7ojaN9k Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

A seminar on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/seminar-on-tocqueville-with-alpha-school Companion lectures: - This Idea Destroys All Religions | Tocqueville on Christianity: https://youtu.be/NlYxwfxK1NI - America is No Longer a Dem...

My interview with Gregory Nagy on epic and grief.  Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https:// greatbooks.io Companion interviews: - Harvard Prof: Homer Didn’t Write the Odyssey, This is who did ...: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw - This Decision was Worse Than You think | Odyssey Movie Review (Spoilers): https://youtu.be/svdTYgthz_...

My video essay on Odysseus and Penelope. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Companion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw - Odysseus after the Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk - Odysseus vs. Achilles: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0 Music by Michael Levy, "Composer fo...

My video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.io Companion videos: - Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: - Odysseus after the Odyssey: Timestamps: 00:00 0. Introduction 00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene 06:07 2. Lying as Institution 18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain 25:54 4. Socrates as Hero...

My video essay on Odysseus after the Odyssey. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Companion interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: Music by Michael Levy, “Composer for Lyre” — used with permission. Website: https://www.ancientlyre.com Spotify: https://open.spo...

An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-gregory-nagy-homeric-question Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: Tocqueville on Religion. Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events,...

My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: “Democracy with American Characteristics” Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy   Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Phil...

An interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding.  Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-the-american-founding Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu....

Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: greatbooks.io Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-the-4-best-books-to-prepare-for-ai Companion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c - Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René...

An interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Companion interviews: He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60c The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On...

An interview with Thomas Pangle, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the foremost commentators on the American founding... Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-thomas-pangle-on-great-men G...

An interview with Jeff Kripal. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-comparative-religion Companion interviews: Uncovering the CIA's Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: https://youtu.be/cNJwV3Ksxa8 The Secret Religion of Niet...

An interview with Jeff Kripal on Stargate and remote viewing. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripalon-on-stargate Companion interviews:The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism https://youtu.be/z_ux64RyQGU Get full a...

A lecture on Machiavelli’s the Prince and the Discourses on Livy. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavellis-domestic-policy Companion interviews: - You Need More Danger In Your Life | Machiavelli Explained: https://youtu.be/W5EeZ...

Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-jeff-kripal-on-nietzsche Companion lectures and interviews: - Masters vs. Slaves | Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcEA Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www....

An interview with James Liang, founder of https://trip.com You can get his new book Innovationism here: https://amzn.to/3MGCWI2 Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-james-liang-on-demography We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmo...

An interview with Princeton’s Dale Allison Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-miracles Companion lectures and interviews: - The Devastating Wrong Turn in Early Christianity | Princeton Historian Explains: https://yo...

Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr ... Companion interviews: Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self-Esteem | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau:    • Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self...   Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/sub...

Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavelli-foreign-policy Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

An interview with Dale Allison on New Testament Scholarship Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-new-testament Companion lectures and interviews: - The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale...