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Great Books Ep 74. Sophocles - Trachiniae. The All Conquering Power of Love.
Heracles sacks a city and causes a lot of destruction because he falls in love with someone and wants to have her at any cost. Does all-consuming…
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Great Books Ep 73. Sophocles - Electra. The Importance of Information
People are prone to believe what they are told because everyone wants to believe and not question. But believing in the wrong information leads to being…
Jul 20
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Great Books Ep 72. Sophocles - Ajax. The Unseen Mental Health Struggles of Executives
Executives today face a lot more stress than in the past - the world is incredibly complex, there are expectations to keep updated on myriads of things…
Jul 13
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Great Books Ep 71. Sophocles - Antigone. Moral Choice vs Rigid Rules of Law.
Rigid adherence to rule of the state above all may sometimes come at the cost of overall social benefit
Jul 5
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June 2024
Great Books Ep 70. Sophocles - Oedipus at Colonus. From Exile to Ascension.
Even if you have a life of hardship and even if everyone around you abandons you, you could still ascend to greatness in the end.
Jun 30
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Great Books Ep 69. Sophocles - Oedipus the King. Our Enduring Fascination with Predicting the Future.
A lot of technology gets used in predicting the future which always tends to be off the mark. Can newer technologies be used to improve the lives of…
Jun 22
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Great Books Ep 69. Sophocles - Oedipus the King. Our Enduring Fascination with Predicting the Future.
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April 2024
Great Books Ep 68. Aeschylus - Eumenides. Paternal Shadows: Devotion, Duty or Rebellion?
The father-son relationship is a complex one. Literature depicts it in different ways, from matching immense expectations to the fight against tyranny.
Apr 27
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Great Books Ep 67. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 2. Repairing Ruptures: The Timeless Call for Connection
If we live in a world where people take active steps in repairing ruptured connections, we'll be on a path of better tomorrows.
Apr 20
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Great Books Ep 66. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 1. Strands of Significance: Thinking of Hair Symbolism
Hair has played a significant role in literature and life in the past and it continues to do so even in modern times.
Apr 13
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Great Books Ep 65. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 5. The Unseen Battle: Mental Health and Societal Responses
The modern society has made a lot of advancements, but still, there is a lot of stigma against suicide.
Apr 7
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Great Books Ep 65. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 5. The Unseen Battle: Mental Health and Societal Responses
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March 2024
Great Books Ep 64. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 4. The Eternal Journey towards the Boundless Quest for Knowledge
Do we acknowledge the inherent limitlessness of human curiosity and ambition or despair at the hopelessness of not being able to grasp and understand…
Mar 23
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Great Books Ep 63. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 3. Justice in Golden Halls or Humble Huts?
Though we might believe that the poor are more just, most of the institutions that pronounce judgments to defend justice - say courts and governments…
Mar 16
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