The Republic of Middle Aged Men.

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 30.   This week we continue our read through and discussion of The Enchiridion, by Epictetus.   We cover parts 18 - 22 this week as we work our way through this Stoic Philosophy classic.   Really good conversation this week, the words and the drinks flowed and it was a good night recording.  We covered Omens, Contests, Words ,...

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 29. This week we continue our read through and discussion of The Enchiridion, by Epictetus. We cover parts 13 - 17 this week as we work our way through this Stoic Philosophy classic. Lots of interesting ideas in this part of the book such as how to not be a slave to anyone and how to treat tragedy and success. We are 3 real world mates, none of w...

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 28.         This week we continue our read through and discussion of The Enchiridion, by Epictetus.    We cover parts 11 - 12 this week as we work our way through this Stoic Philosophy classic, on this episode we did encounter IT Issues which impacted our show and length of episode.  Our apologies...

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 27.       This week we continue our read through and discussion of The Enchiridion, by Epictetus.  We cover parts 5 - 10 this week as we work our way through this Stoic Philosophy classic.  Conveniently Tim has a Statue of a Greek Horse which is handsome but should he have pride in this? Please join us to find o...

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 26.       This week we begin our read through and discussion of The Enchiridion, by Epictetus.  We have an introduction to Epictetus and start working our way through this Stoic Philosophy classic.  Please join us for the journey.   We are 3 real world mates, none of which are qualified in philosophy but al...

Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 25 (Season 2 Episode 1).      This week we figure out what to read next on camera to speed up the process. We hope you enjoy watching the chaos.  We are 3 real world mates, none of which are qualified in philosophy but all of which are wanting to work through this classic and others in the future, as well as generall...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 24.       In this final episode for this book / season, we cover discuss our thoughts after completing our read through of Platos Republic.   We share what we learned, what wisdom we have gained and try to answer several questions about this book.  &n...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 23.      In this episode we cover the last part of chapter 10 of the Republic - FINALLY.    This episode Socrates discusses the soul being eternal and how he believes Philosophy is the key to making it through the waters of forgetfulness or something like...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 22.       In this episode we cover the last part of chapter 10 of the Republic.  This episode Socrates discusses the bleeding hearts and artists and that they should be banned from the republic until they decide that maybe they need them.   We are ver...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 21       In this episode we cover the last part of chapter 9 of the Republic.    This episode Socrates discusses Tyranny some more and finally answers the question put to him so many chapters ago.  We also explore the need for law or rules for ra...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 20!       In this episode we cover the last part of chapter 8 and first part of chapter 9 of the Republic. AND we do it face to face!    This episode Socrates discusses Tyranny and the type of Men that are of the Tyrannical nature.  We explore ex...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 19!       In this episode we cover the first half of the second half of book 8 of Plato's Republic.   This episode Socrates discusses Democracy and the type of Men that serve the two types of government.  We discuss how for us this was a look in the m...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 18!       In this episode we cover the first half of book 8 of Plato's Republic.  This episode Socrates discusses Timocracy and Oligarchy and the type of Men that serve the two types of government. We also discuss this method and Forza 5 drifting.  &n...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 17!       In this episode we cover the second part of book seven.   This episode Socrates discusses the purpose of Maths and the sciences and the appropriate ages of Philosophers. He also says looking up at the heavens is really looking down and that we ne...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 16!       In this episode we cover the first part of book seven, Socrates Cave!  (Platos Cave, Socrates Cave, the Allegory of the Cave, Aladdin's Cave of Wonders (well, not that cave) but MUCH CAVE!   This episode Socrates uses the example of a cave t...

Plato. The Republic. Socrates.       Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 15!       In this episode we cover the second half of book 6 of Plato's Republic.     This episode Socrates argues that like socialism no one has implemented philosophy as a political system properly and that the Theory of Forms can capture the i...

Plato Socrates The Republic  of Middle aged men... We are 3 real world mates, none of which are qualified in philosophy but all of which are wanting to work through this classic (Plato's The Republic) and others in the future, as well as generally hanging out and chatting about life as Middle aged Men. We hope you enjoy hanging out with us and that you will join us at www.therepublicofmam.com...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 13!       In this episode we cover the second half of book 5.     This episode Socrates explores taking kids to war, how to keep them safe while learning at war and what makes a Philosopher different from someone with an opinion.  We are very excited to...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 12!      In this episode we cover the first half of book 5.     This episode Socrates is reminded to think of the women and children and also addresses the problem of sex in the Republic.   We are very excited to continue our podcast our read through of Plat...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 11!     In this episode we cover the conclusion of book 4.   This episode Socrates applies something resembling the beginning of a definition of justice for the republic to a man. But does it work? Join us to find out.   We are very excited to continue our podcast our read...

 Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 10!   This episode Socrates discovers something resembling the beginning of a definition of justice for the republic but like all things Socrates, this is going to take a while to get to the punch line.    In this episode we cover the Middle Third of book 4 (though we thought...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 9!   Stop, Legislate and Listen, Socrates is back with a brand new impression.   In this episode we cover the fist half of book 4, Socrates discusses Class systems & wealth, the impact of music on culture and should society be doctored by legislation or should its immune system fend...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 8!   In this episode, Book 3 Part 3, we discover Guardians are actually Auxiliaries, leaders are actually Guardians and all of the citizens in his republic contain traces of metal. Socrates was a metal head dude.  We are very excited to continue our podcast our read through of Plato's Th...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 7! In this episode, Book 3 Part 2, we address the elephant in the room, Socrates and his dislike towards Doctors and discuss the below video about safety and culture (link Below) https://youtu.be/e3EsCIjvrSw We are very excited to continue our podcast our read through of Plato's The Republic. We a...

Plato Socrates The Republic of Middle aged men... Welcome to the Republic of Middle Aged Men, Episode 6!   In this episode, we discuss Lockdown (again) in NSW, The purpose of Literature including music and how it should influence Socrates ideal republics Guardians Character, and what we think about mixing apes with humans (Story link below)   https://youtu.be/hzVp4mxqOJ4  We are ver...