The Ancient Philosophy Podcast
The Ancient Philosophy Podcast explores important topics in ancient philosophy, whether that's in India, China, Greece, Rome, the Near East, or beyond. Hosted by Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College in Michigan.
Episodes
In this episode, I discuss Aristotle's view, developed in the Nicomachean Ethics, that human nature is neither good nor bad.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
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On July 19, 2026, I gave a free lecture on Substack. It was entitled “The divided soul: Plato’s theory that the soul has parts.” This podcast episode is an audio recording of the lecture. I apologize for the worse-than-usual audio quality and editing.
The lecture has these parts:
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A general discussion of the soul in ancient Greek philosophy.
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The so-called principle of opposites, which lies at the heart of P...
In this episode, I discuss Heraclitus' doctrine that scholars call "the unity of opposites."
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
In this episode, I discuss what Democritus thought the void was and why he thought that it existed.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy...
In this episode, I discuss Galen's views on the parts of the soul: what are these parts, and how do they relate to the body?
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacof...
In this episode, I discuss the arguments, given by Xunzi, an ancient Confucian philosopher, that human nature is evil.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.co...
In this episode, I discuss and reflect on G.E.R. Lloyd's "Does Ancient Science Have a Future?" that was published in the Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society and was, I believe, a speech that he gave at Cambridge before that.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as w...
In this episode, I discuss how scholars have used stylometry to date the composition of Plato's dialogues. I introduce and explain basic stylometric methods as well as their application in the case of Plato's dialogues in particular.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well a...
In this episode, I speak with Prof. Monte Johnson about the work that he has done in collaboration with Prof. Doug Hutchinson in reconstructing Aristotle's Protrepticus. The Protrepticus is a lost work by Aristotle. Most ancient texts were written, copied, and then lost. As Monte discusses in this interview, 99% of ancient Greek literature is lost. Monte Johnson and Doug Hutchinson have done very important work in (litera...
In this episode, I discuss some considerations related to whether Plato's characters should be thought of as his mouthpieces. I focus on Debra Nails' essay, "Mouthpiece Schmouthpiece," published in Who Speaks for Plato? Issues in Platonic Anonymity.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podc...
In this episode, I discuss the Buddha's first Noble Truth.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
In this episode, I discuss the origins of the concept of 'organ' in ancient Greek science and philosophy.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphil...
In this episode, I discuss the basics of ancient skepticism as it was developed by Sextus Empiricus.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosoph...
In this episode, I discuss Marcus Aurelius' life and his Meditations.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
In this episode, I talk about Ecclesiastes, an important and philosophically rich text in the Hebrew Bible.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/anc...
In this episode, I talk about what Aristotle thought the soul was.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
In this episode, I talk about the complicated and weird marriage-lottery system that Plato developed in the Republic.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoff...
In this episode, I talk about different interpretations of Socrates' last words in Plato's Phaedo.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilo...
In this episode, I talk about one of Aristotle's most famous philosophical ideas: the Four Causes.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilo...
In this episode, I talk about the sacred disease in antiquity.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc.), as well as on YouTube.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
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