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Show Notes
This is an X/Twitter space where I discuss Plutarch and his relevance for us today, particularly as Americans on the 4th of July
Themes of the discussion:
— Plutarch and the American Founding
— Plutarch on “history” in relation to greatness, the beautiful, the heroic, the sacred
I took 3 different approaches:
1) Explaining why Plutarch is relevant for us via the tradition from Machiavelli to the Federalists and AntiFederalist (with hints at the much early sources than Machiavelli)
2) What even is “history”?
3) Simply opening Plutarch and reading