Developing Classical Thinkers

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Developing Classical Thinkers is a classical podcast for classical thinkers, created and supported by the teachers at Thales Academy, a classical school in Raleigh, North Carolina. A Thales Press podcast.

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Gravitas Revamp 01.07.2019 1:15

Gravitas is now Developing Classical Thinkers! New school year, new classes, new students merit a new title and a new logo. Stay tuned for more great content on teaching through a Great Books Curriculum!

A Liberal Arts Education with Dr. Grattan Brown 01.04.2019 38:34

Join me while I talk to Dr. Grattan Brown, Associate Professor of Theology at Belmont Abbey College, about the value of a liberal arts education.

The Federalist Papers 08.03.2019 25:35

Thales history teacher Justin Keever talks with Winston about the Federalist Papers.

What's Up with Hume? 18.02.2019 22:43

Alex and Winston take on David Hume and discuss how 11th grade philosophy instructor Alex walks through the "Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" with his students.

Debate and the Thales Way 24.01.2019 34:16

Join Josh and Winston as they discuss the importance of public debate and the new Luddy Debate League set up between the Thales Academy campuses.

Teach like "The Prince" 16.01.2019 33:15

Join Leah and Winston as they discuss one of the most influential-and controversial-works in a Classical curriculum, Machiavelli's "The Prince."

Paradise What? 08.01.2019 22:13

Join Jessie Gillooly and Winston Brady as they discuss John Milton's "Paradise Lost" and its place in a Classical curriculum.

Dante's "Inferno" 19.12.2018 41:04

Join Brooke, Nicole, Mary, and Winston as we discuss the values of reading Dante Alighieri and Thomas Aquinas.

Ancient All Stars 10.12.2018 36:49

Join Brooke, Stacey, and Mary as we discuss the three all-stars of the ancient world, Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome, and their impact on Classical education.

The Way, the Truth, and the Classroom 05.12.2018 45:07

Join Nicole, Alex, and Winston as we discuss the role of the New Testament in a Classical curriculum.

Tradition for the Sake of Virtue 21.11.2018 42:04

Join a host of Thales teachers as we discuss Roman literature, Roman ideals, and the Roman reality.

Aristotle for Middle Schoolers 11.11.2018 48:19

Join Alex, Brooke, Mary, and Winston as they discuss Aristotle and try to make virtue ethics cool again.

The Podcast of the Cave 03.11.2018 35:13

Join Winston, Stacey, Josh, Brooke, and Mary as they discuss Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" as part of the Thales Teaching Fellows program at Thales Academy.