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Rob Goodman on Risk and Rhetoric (Episode 46)
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Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven
This conversation will help you think more deeply about the nature of rhetoric.
Caleb Ontiveros speaks with the political scientist Rob Goodman. You may recognize his name from the book Rome’s Last Citizen, which he wrote with past Stoa Conversations guest, Jimmy Soni. He's also the author of Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions.
We discuss ancient Romans, current politics, risk, and rhetoric.
(02:03) Introduction
(03:56) Who was Cicero?
(07:00) Cicero & Cato the Younger
(19:53) Rhetoric
(29:50) Responsibilities of the Audience
(32:57) Politics as Spectators
(36:43) Politics as Conflict
(39:13) Why Rome?
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Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe
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Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/
Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/
127 episoder
Manage episode 364428781 series 3462781
Want to become more Stoic? Join us and other Stoics this October: Stoicism Applied by Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay on Maven
This conversation will help you think more deeply about the nature of rhetoric.
Caleb Ontiveros speaks with the political scientist Rob Goodman. You may recognize his name from the book Rome’s Last Citizen, which he wrote with past Stoa Conversations guest, Jimmy Soni. He's also the author of Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions.
We discuss ancient Romans, current politics, risk, and rhetoric.
(02:03) Introduction
(03:56) Who was Cicero?
(07:00) Cicero & Cato the Younger
(19:53) Rhetoric
(29:50) Responsibilities of the Audience
(32:57) Politics as Spectators
(36:43) Politics as Conflict
(39:13) Why Rome?
***
Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe
Download the Stoa app (it’s a free download): stoameditation.com/pod
Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/
Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/
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