Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:04:56 +0000Captivate.fmBookRats Podcasthttps://artwork.captivate.fm/4af308e6-7bc7-402d-a6be-4802758cd575/bookrats-square-logo-captivate.jpgBookRats PodcastBookRats PodcastWe are BookRats, a podcast about the great works from some pretty average people. We believe these books have enormous value AND we believe anyone can read them. We love talking about these books and want to share the electric excitement of a good conversation.https://bookrats.captivate.fmyesepisodic5 - Aristotle: Nichomachean Ethics (Book I)In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven explore one of the foundation texts in the field of ethical philosophy, and try to uncover what Aristotle defines as happiness.

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven explore one of the foundation texts in the field of ethical philosophy, and try to uncover what Aristotle defines as happiness.

]]>b7681b9f-e70b-4bcd-8ce6-b1173e73b309Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:15:00 -060001:00:59yesfull5BookRats Podcast4 - St. Augustine: Confessions (Books I - VI)In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Confessions, an autobiographical work, detailing St. Augustine's sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity. New episodes every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month!

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Confessions, an autobiographical work, detailing St. Augustine's sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity. New episodes every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month!

]]>ab4dc679-89cb-4e52-ad9b-228dd0026143Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -060001:21:00yesfull4BookRats Podcast3 - Lao Tzu: Tao Te ChingIn this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Tao Te Ching, a fundamental text in both the philosophy and religion of Taoism.

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Tao Te Ching, a fundamental text in both the philosophy and religion of Taoism.

]]>95de1176-7056-4a75-bc49-1ba096a94f3aSun, 05 Jan 2020 21:30:00 -060001:09:35yesfull3BookRats Podcast2 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Discourse on InequalityIn this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality, an essay about inequality which introduces the idea of "savage man," or man without society.

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality, an essay about inequality which introduces the idea of "savage man," or man without society.

]]>e9a5ad5f-b4cd-43bf-abb4-325a880a4062Sun, 05 Jan 2020 21:00:00 -060001:24:39yesfull2BookRats Podcast1 - Blaise Pascal: PenséesIn this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Pensées, a collection of fragments concerning philosophy and Christian theology by seventeenth-century thinker and mathematician Blaise Pascal.

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven discuss the Pensées, a collection of fragments concerning philosophy and Christian theology by seventeenth-century thinker and mathematician Blaise Pascal.

]]>47b8a5ed-80cd-4616-987b-650ee7b81eedSun, 05 Jan 2020 19:00:00 -060001:11:45yesfull1BookRats Podcast0 - What is Bookrats?In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven have a roundtable discussion about their goals for the podcast, their motivations for reading the various canons of literature and philosophy, and what they've enjoyed most so far.

]]>In this episode, Caroline, Alex, and Steven have a roundtable discussion about their goals for the podcast, their motivations for reading the various canons of literature and philosophy, and what they've enjoyed most so far.

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