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  • Socrates could violate social customs due only to his supreme virtue. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 148-153
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    INDEX
    0:00 Introduction to Episode 25
    1:02 Book 1 Ch 148-149, Respect Mores, Reject the Cynics
    8:58 Book 1 Ch 150, Disreputable Occupations
    17:26 Book 1 Ch 151, Honorable Occupations
    24:17 Book 1 Ch 152-153, Sociability Compared to Wisdom
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.
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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis
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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Introduction to Episode 25(00:01:02) - Book 1 Ch 148-149, Respect Mores, Reject the Cynics(00:08:58) - Book 1 Ch 150, Disreputable Occupations(00:17:26) - Book 1 Ch 151, Honorable Occupations(00:24:17) - Book 1 Ch 152-153, Sociability Compared to Wisdom
  • Practice orderliness and opportuneness in all areas of life. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Coyle Neal.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 142-147
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    INDEX
    0:00 Introduction to Episode 24
    1:03 Book 1 Ch 142-143, Prudence/Good Sense
    8:19 Book 1 Ch 144, Act Appropriately for the Place and Time
    16:37 Book 1 Ch 145-146, The Lyre that is Slightly Out of Tune
    25:24 Book 1 Ch 147, Solicit the Judgments of Others
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is the author of Echoes of Antiquity. He is also City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.
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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis
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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Introduction to Episode 24(00:01:03) - Book 1 Ch 142-143, Prudence/Good Sense(00:08:19) - Book 1 Ch 144, Act Appropriately for the Place and Time(00:16:37) - Book 1 Ch 145-146, The Lyre that is Slightly Out of Tune(00:25:24) - Book 1 Ch 147, Solicit the Judgments of Others
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  • A prominent man's house should be suited to its use. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Coyle Neal.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 138-141
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    INDEX
    0:00 Introduction to Episode 23
    1:14 Book 1 Ch 138, What sort of house suits a prominent man
    7:42 Book 1 Ch 139, The house should enhance the man
    12:53 Book 1 Ch 140, Don't overspend on housing
    19:43 Book 1 Ch 141, Three Rules for Action
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is the author of Echoes of Antiquity. He is also City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis
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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Introduction to Episode 23(00:01:14) - Book 1 Ch 138, What sort of house suits a prominent man(00:07:42) - Book 1 Ch 139, The house should enhance the man(00:12:53) - Book 1 Ch 140, Don't overspend on housing(00:19:43) - Book 1 Ch 141, Three Rules for Action
  • Cicero's advice on oratory and conversation. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 132-137
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    INDEX
    0:00 Introduction to Episode 22
    1:06 Book 1 Ch 132, Cicero on Oratory & Conversation
    8:32 Book 1 Ch 133, Speak with a Clear & Attractive Voice
    17:00 Book 1 Ch 134, Cicero's Rules for Conversation
    23:53 Book 1 Ch 135, Read the Room / Respect Your Audience
    26:38 Book 1 Ch 136, Do Not Speak When Angry
    33:16 Book 1 Ch 137, How to Criticize / Do Not Boast
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.

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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Introduction to Episode 22(00:01:06) - Book 1 Ch 132, Cicero on Oratory & Conversation(00:08:32) - Book 1 Ch 133, Speak with a Clear & Attractive Voice(00:17:00) - Book 1 Ch 134, Cicero's Rules for Conversation(00:23:53) - Book 1 Ch 135, Read the Room / Respect Your Audience(00:26:38) - Book 1 Ch 136, Do Not Speak When Angry(00:33:16) - Book 1 Ch 137, How to Criticize / Do Not Boast
  • Nature has constructed our bodies to indicate which parts to cover or display. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ethan Alexander-Davey, Ben Peterson, and Coyle Neal.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 126-131
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    INDEX
    0:00 Introduction to Episode 21
    1:15 Book 1 Ch 126-127, Nature's Rules for Adorning the Body
    9:28 Book 1 Ch 128, Cicero vs the Cynics
    17:31 Book 1 Ch 129, Avoid Effeminacy & Harshness
    25:35 Book 1 Ch 130-131, Two Kinds of Beauty: Graceful & Dignified
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.

    Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is the author of Echoes of Antiquity. He is also City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Introduction to Episode 21(00:01:15) - Book 1 Ch 126-127, Nature's Rules for Adorning the Body(00:09:28) - Book 1 Ch 128, Cicero vs the Cynics(00:17:31) - Book 1 Ch 129, Avoid Effeminacy & Harshness(00:25:35) - Book 1 Ch 130-131, Two Kinds of Beauty: Graceful & Dignified
  • What is seemly for youth, for old men, for magistrates, citizens, and foreigners. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, and Ethan Alexander-Davey.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 122-125
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    INDEX
    0:00 Book 1 Ch 122, Duties of Youth
    9:06 Book 1 Ch 123, Duties of Old Men
    16:38 Book 1 Ch 124-125, Duties of Magistrates, Citizens, and Foreigners
    27:56 Constancy is the Essence of Seemliness
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.
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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis
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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Book 1 Ch 122, Duties of Youth(00:09:06) - Book 1 Ch 123, Duties of Old Men(00:16:38) - Book 1 Ch 124-125, Duties of Magistrates, Citizens, and Foreigners(00:27:56) - Constancy is the Essence of Seemliness
  • Live up to the standard set by your parents, says Cicero. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Katherine Bradshaw.
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    IN THIS EPISODE
    Book 1, Chapters 115-121
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    INDEX
    0:00 Book 1 Ch 115-116, Should We Imitate Our Ancestors?
    10:56 Book 1 Ch 117-118, Limits on Our Choices
    18:37 Book 1 Ch 119-120, How to Choose a Career
    26:50 Book 1 Ch 121, When NOT to Imitate Ancestors
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    HOSTS
    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.
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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
    The Choice of Hercules. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_at_the_crossroads
    Painting. By Annibale Carracci - Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44958684
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    TEXTS
    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis
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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Book 1 Ch 115-116, Should We Imitate Our Ancestors?(00:10:56) - Book 1 Ch 117-118, Limits on Our Choices(00:18:37) - Book 1 Ch 119-120, How to Choose a Career(00:26:50) - Book 1 Ch 121, When NOT to Imitate Ancestors
  • Why behavior that is seemly for one person is unseemly for another. With hosts Chris Anadale, Katherine Bradshaw, Ben Peterson, James Patterson, and Ethan Alexander-Davey.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 107-114

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.

    James Patterson is an Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He specializes in race, religion, and American political thought and is a regular subject-area expert for the media on contemporary religion and politics. He is the author of Religion in the Public Square: Sheen, King, Falwell and co-author of a forthcoming book examining the problems with postliberalism alongside Thomas Howe. Patterson holds a Ph.D. in politics from the University of Virginia.

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Jason Alexander story: https://www.thejewishnews.com/culture/arts/the-real-jason-alexander-stands-up/article_97225fb6-5072-5e95-a518-dc144b4609b1.html

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - On Duties: Book 1(00:01:23) - Different kinds of men(00:03:23) - Cicero on Seemliness(00:07:28) - Catherine(00:09:28) - Horace's Against Nature(00:15:08) - Marcus Cato and His Death(00:18:37) - Cato and the Suicide(00:25:43) - What is most seemly for a man?(00:27:46) - Pushing the Limits of Poetry(00:32:20) - The Uniqueness of Acting(00:34:31) - A Summer In The Same Room
  • Reason and seemliness should govern even our sense of humor. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, Ben Peterson, and Coyle Neal.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 100-106

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

    Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Plutarch, On the Control of Anger. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/De_cohibenda_ira*.html

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero's On Duties(00:01:29) - Seemliness in the Life of the Romans(00:09:05) - Cicero on Jesting and Comedy(00:14:27) - A Theory of Humor by Cicero(00:18:47) - Cicero on Pleasure(00:22:38) - Cicero on Pleasuring the Body(00:27:10) - Cicero on Pleasure and Its Impact(00:29:04) - Cicero On The Body
  • The good man has a sense of shame and a life of ordered beauty. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, Ben Peterson, and Coyle Neal.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 93-99

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherAnadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

    Coyle Neal is stepping into a position as Associate Professor of Public Service at College of the Ozarks. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory from The Catholic University of America and is the author of Echoes of Antiquity. He is also City Tax Collector of Bolivar, Missouri.

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Echoes of Antiquity: Hellenistic Thought in a Politically Changing World, by Coyle Neal. https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Antiquity-Hellenistic-Politically-Changing/dp/1666941271

    Civility, by Stephen Carter. https://www.amazon.com/Civility-Stephen-L-Carter/dp/0060977590

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit ciceroniansociety.org

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER:

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero's On Duties Podcast(00:01:27) - Cicero's On Duties, Book 1(00:02:24) - Honorableness 4, Decorum and Seemliness(00:05:49) - Cicero on Decorum and Seemsliness(00:11:22) - Philosophy of seemliness(00:17:40) - What is the essence of seemliness?(00:19:09) - The Virtue of According to Nature(00:20:49) - Cicero on Pleasure and Pleasure(00:25:46) - The Virtue of Conscience(00:30:01) - On Duties: The On Duties Podcast
  • The great spirited man must avoid anger and arrogance. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 79-86

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His philosophy YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood (2025). https://www.amazon.com/Lawless-Republic-Rise-Cicero-Decline/dp/1541604253

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Reading Through On Duties(00:02:23) - A Lesson on Anger(00:04:43) - Cicero on Anger and the Rule of Law(00:12:54) - A Little Advice for Successors(00:14:55) - Aristotelian Humility(00:21:19) - No More Comments on Section 92(00:21:36) - Plato on Wealth and the Statesman(00:27:09) - The Life of the Philosopher(00:29:12) - Cicero's On Duties
  • The great spirited man must govern himself with Reason. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 79-86

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His philosophy YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood (2025). https://www.amazon.com/Lawless-Republic-Rise-Cicero-Decline/dp/1541604253

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero: On Duties(00:01:44) - Cicero on Virtue (Book 1)(00:04:48) - Cicero on the Supremacy of Reason(00:08:48) - Philosopher Against War, Chapter 84(00:10:53) - In times of danger, prudence is essential(00:12:09) - Cicero on Liberty and the Statesman(00:18:57) - Cicero on the Republic(00:26:53) - Cicero on the Right to Rule(00:28:47) - A Taste of Ciceronian Society: On Duties
  • Civic affairs are more glorious than military affairs. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ben Peterson, and James Patterson.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 70-78

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His philosophy YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs. His website is https://benapeterson.com/

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

    James Patterson is an Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He specializes in race, religion, and American political thought and is a regular subject-area expert for the media on contemporary religion and politics.

    Patterson is the author of Religion in the Public Square: Sheen, King, Falwell and co-author of a forthcoming book examining the problems with postliberalism alongside Thomas Howe. His works have appeared in American Political Thought, Perspectives on Political Science, Political Science Reviewer, and the Journal of Church and State. He also contributes articles to and hosts a podcast for Law & Liberty. Patterson holds a Ph.D. in politics from the University of Virginia.

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood (2025). https://www.amazon.com/Lawless-Republic-Rise-Cicero-Decline/dp/1541604253

    Parnell's Funeral, by William Butler Yeats. https://allpoetry.com/Parnell's-Funeral

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero: On Duties(00:02:59) - Cicero(00:07:30) - Cicero on leisure and the political life(00:09:35) - Tocqueville on the Right to Public Life(00:13:13) - St. James: The Right Action(00:17:14) - The duties of public life(00:18:56) - Cicero on His Own Life(00:23:26) - Cicero on The Importance of Civic Life(00:30:39) - Cicero Brings His Own Glory to His Son(00:37:52) - Cicero on His Own Times(00:39:18) - Cicero: The Right to Speak(00:42:41) - Read Through: On Duties, Chapter 79
  • The great spirited man does great deeds and disdains external things. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 61-69

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

    https://benapeterson.com/

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit http://ciceroniansociety.org

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero: On Duties(00:01:40) - Cicero on Duties, Chapter 61(00:07:17) - Stoic courage in chapter 62(00:08:43) - Loftiness of Spirit and Great deeds(00:12:11) - A Lesson on Preeminent Spirits(00:14:19) - Cicero on Liberty and Ambition(00:19:43) - Cicero on Great Spirits (67)(00:25:06) - St. Leo on Desires and Money(00:31:05) - Cicero on Duties (Book 1)
  • Our duties towards country, parents, and friends. With hosts Chris Anadale, Ethan Alexander-Davey, and Ben Peterson.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 55-60

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

    Aristocratic Souls: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Souls-Democratic-Political-Theory/dp/1498553265

    Aristocratic Voices: https://www.amazon.com/Aristocratic-Voices-Forgotten-Arguments-Inequality/dp/1666933147/

    Ben Peterson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Abilene Christianity University, where his research and teaching focus on political theory. He writes about constitutional theory & the institutional implications of differing philosophical and religious foundations. He teaches courses on American government and politics, political science methodology, and political theory, and also contributes essays to publications for a broad audience about public affairs.

    His book Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons: Sanctuaries of Order, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury Academic. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/community-character-and-the-governance-of-the-social-commons-9798216255741/

    https://benapeterson.com/

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit http://ciceroniansociety.org

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - On Duties: Reading Through the Podcast(00:02:06) - On Cicero's On Duties(00:03:23) - On Duties, Book 1(00:05:34) - Cicero on Friendship and the Republic(00:11:39) - Cicero on the Love of the Republic (58)(00:15:26) - Duties owed on the basis of gratitude(00:19:38) - Cicero on Duty to the Fatherland(00:24:59) - Cicero on Honorableness and Experience(00:29:35) - On Duties Podcast
  • Our duties towards people of differing station and dignity. With hosts Chris Anadale and Ethan Alexander-Davey.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 46-54

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - On Duties(00:05:21) - Cicero on Goodwill(00:10:25) - 3. Human fellowship and community(00:12:24) - Cicero on Human Friendship and Community(00:17:03) - Ennius, The Law of generosity(00:22:12) - Six degrees of fellowship among men(00:24:11) - Cicero on The Right to Give(00:29:48) - Book One
  • Rules governing our generous behavior towards others. With hosts Chris Anadale and Ethan Alexander-Davey.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 41-45

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Ethan Alexander-Davey is associate professor of political science at Campbell University, where he teaches all the courses on political theory and constitutional law. He is co-editor, with Richard Avramenko, of Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times, and Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue Authority and Inequality, both published by Lexington Books.

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

    Mentioned in this episode: The Philosophy of Philip Rieff, https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Philip-Rieff-Cultural-Conflict/dp/1350424544/

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    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    0#cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Reading Through On Duties(00:01:15) - Cicero vs Hobbes(00:04:09) - On Duties, Chapter 41(00:06:04) - Cicero on Justice for Slaves (19)(00:08:46) - 3. Beneficial and Liberality(00:09:52) - 3 Ethics of Beneficial Aid(00:11:00) - Cicero on Homo Sordidus(00:16:57) - Cicero on Stations and Liberty(00:18:59) - Cicero on Generosity(00:22:46) - Cicero on Philanthropy(00:25:13) - A Treatise on Liberty (Book 1)(00:27:28) - On Duties: Book One (
  • Duties regarding promise keeping in war and wars for empire. With hosts Josh Bowman, Chris Anadale, and Katherine Bradshaw.

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    Book 1, Chapters 38-40

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    HOSTS

    Josh Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, and earned a PhD in politics from the Catholic University of America.

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - On Duties(00:04:46) - Cicero on Duty (Book One)(00:09:46) - Sisera on Wars for Glory and Survival(00:11:36) - Cicero on The Imperium(00:16:06) - Cicero on Honor and Disobeying Orders(00:20:59) - Cicero on the Duties of War(00:26:14) - A Cicero Lecture on War
  • Cicero's ethics of warfare and examples from Roman history. With hosts Josh Bowman, Chris Anadale, and Katherine Bradshaw.

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    IN THIS EPISODE

    Book 1, Chapters 34-37

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    HOSTS

    Josh Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, and earned a PhD in politics from the Catholic University of America.

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University.

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - Cicero On Duties(00:01:15) - History of Political Thought, Book 1(00:01:54) - The justice of warfare(00:03:42) - Cicero on Justice and War(00:10:23) - Cicero on the Destruction of Carthage and Corinth(00:11:52) - Cicero vs The Law of Just War, Chapter 36(00:14:35) - Cicero on War (chapter 36)(00:18:24) - The Declaration of War in the Ancient World(00:21:05) - Does This Make War More Total in the Roman Sense?(00:23:18) - Cicero on Hostis (page 16)(00:27:38) - Episode 8
  • We have a duty to prevent injustice to others when we can. With hosts Chris Anadale and Katherine Bradshaw.

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    Book 1, Chapters 28-33

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    HOSTS

    Christopher Anadale is podcast editor for the Ciceronian Society, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/christopheranadale

    Katherine L. Bradshaw is a Latin and Greek Fellow with the Ancient Language Institute, an Adjunct Faculty Member teaching Ancient Greek at Abilene Christian University, and a Ph.D. student in Humanities through Faulkner University. She has an M.A. in Classics from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in English from the George Washington University. Her research focuses on the meeting place of William Shakespeare's works, the Greco-Roman classics, and virtue formation.

    - Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/about/

    - Why adults should learn Latin/Ancient Greek: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/10/adults-latin-greek-anicent-language-institute-katherine-l-bradshaw.html

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    TEXTS

    Translation we read from: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/politics-international-relations/texts-political-thought/cicero-duties?format=PB&isbn=9780521348355

    Another (free) translation: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/cicero-on-moral-duties-de-officiis

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    The Ciceronian Society encourages and equips Christian Scholars as they serve the church. To learn more, visit https://ciceroniansociety.org

    Check out our other Podcast, THE SOWER: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B7f66VCvfZnkwh_UjXjhXEg5P8dUq0q

    Music: No. 4 Piano Journey, by Esther Abrami

    #cicero #philosophy #ethics

    Chapters(00:00:00) - On Duties(00:01:14) - Cicero on the Orator (Book 1)(00:07:37) - All kinds of Injustice(00:09:01) - Defending the Right to Defend Others(00:12:00) - Cicero vs Terence, Section 30(00:14:28) - Probability of Promises and their Keeping(00:16:42) - Cicero on Duty and Its Consequences(00:20:20) - Aristotle on Promises to Be Keeped(00:21:42) - Injustices of public affairs(00:23:38) - Cicero on Justice and Repentance