The Ikarus Inspired Podcast

This is a reading and analysis of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 1-7. Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

In this video, we discuss Salman campaign and his mission for making Edinburgh University a better place. We discussed his plan to introduce more 24/7 food options around campus, to provide faster and more eco-friendly transportation, to provide more affordable housing, and to bring the wider Edinburgh community together Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we discuss Aristotle's famous Metaphysics with Filip Karaivanov and William Hamilton. Particularly, we focus on chapter 9 and 12. Here is a pdf of the text: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.html Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we discuss Aristotle's Posterior Analytics as well as the differences between Aristotle's, Plato's and Descartes's view on how we gain knowledge of first principles. Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

Afshin Dianak, an Iranian man who had to leave behind family, friends, and a dream job, fleeing death and the country he loved after speaking out against tyranny. However, no one was able to take away the thing that meant the most to him: the truth. Having staked his life on honesty he has found new life and new love in the country and city he now resides in. Here on The New Agora, he shares his t...

In this episode, we evaluate Socrates' proof of the immortality of the soul and the implications it has on our own conceptions of life after death. While doing so, we also dive into a discussion of how we come to attain knowledge of things. PDF link to Phaedo can be found here: http://cscs.res.in/dataarchive/textfiles/textfile.2010-09-15.2713280635/file Get full access to athanasios at athanas...

We read and discuss Socrates' dialogue Euthyphro Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

We discussed the fragments of the Pre-Socratic Philosopher Parmenides of Elea Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Athan and Matthew talk about ancient Greek tragedies, drawing largely from Nietzsche's Birth of Tragedy which they both wrote about in their finals for aesthetics. They introduce the topic and then consider discuss the connection between ancient Greek tragedies and Christianity.  Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Mathew and Athan read Edgar Allen Poe's "A Tell Tale Heart" and have a conversation about Fear on Halloween Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

Vlad Veselukha shares his and his family's story of living and growing up in Ukraine. Get full access to athanasios at athanasiosjcy.substack.com/subscribe

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