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20 years after the publication of Vital Remnants: America’s Founding and the Western Tradition, a book that set out to help America remember her vital roots in the western tradition, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II takes up the title of Vital Remnants once more to continue the mission of serving the future by remembering, thinking about, and learning from the great thinkers of the past. Join Dr. Gregg as he guides listeners through some of the most important texts in human history. Whether you are looking for help in reaching a long abandoned reading goal and continuing your life-long learning, or looking for leadership and life lessons from something deeper than the latest self-help book, Gregg brings a quarter of a century's worth of experience teaching leadership to help you along the way. Vital Remnants from our shared past await to inspire, encourage, and teach us today just as they changed the world we have inherited.
Companion Reading Guides
- Download Dr. Gregg's Guide to The Prince
- Download Dr. Gregg's Guide to The Republic
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Feb 15, 2019
In this episode, Dr. Gary Gregg outlines Plato’s views on political leadership and uses this framework to consider today’s institutions and public figures. He walks us through the Allegory of the Ship and the famous Allegory of the Cave. Lastly, Connor Tracy joins Dr. Gregg to discuss Plato’s concept of the “Divided Line.”
Target 4 Reading: Books V, VI & VII, pp. 153-220 of "The Republic of Plato", 2nd edition, translated by Allan Bloom (Basic Books, 1968 and 1991).
Download Dr. Gregg’s Guide to The Republic here
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Intro: Bridget Kim
Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II
Guest & Editor: Connor
Tracy
Music: Selected from freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/