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  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    The Struggle for Recognition | Axel Honneth

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr... Companion interviews: Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self-Esteem | Fred Neuhouser on Rousseau:    • Columbia Professor Teaches the Art of Self...   Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    2h 1m

  2. 27 JAN

    The Case for Imperialism | Machiavelli's Foreign Policy Explained

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-machiavelli-foreign-policy Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    50 min

  3. 18 JAN

    Christology, Apocalypse, Ressurection | Dale Allison on the New Testament

    An interview with Dale Allison on New Testament Scholarship Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-dale-allison-on-new-testament Companion lectures and interviews: - The Surprising Evidence for Christian Miracles | Yale Historian Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/Dm-xlAHM7Xc - Making Sense of Christianity's Violent Past | Yale’s Carlos Eire: https://youtu.be/uL2giVZ7Zw4 Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 37m

  4. 9 JAN

    The Incredible Results of AI Learning | A New Philosophy of Education

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-mackenzie-price We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/cosmos Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 20m

  5. 3 JAN

    How a $17B Investor Beat Wall Street By Reading Shakespeare | Jim O'Shaughnessy

    An interview with Jim O’Shaughnessy. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbi Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-jim-oshaugnessy We are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/cosmos Other Philosopher-Builder Episodes: - Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM - How to Defend Liberty | Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U - Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4 - Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps - Same Interview, 8 Years Later: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo - Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Source of Scarcity: https://youtu.be/zmqTZH8PAFo Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 39m

  6. 29/11/2025

    Answering Tough Questions on Machiavelli’s Ethics | Q&A

    Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics Companion interviews: - The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8 - Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links) - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje - Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf - McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    35 min

  7. 28/11/2025

    Why Good People Make Terrible Leaders | Machiavelli's Ethics Explained

    Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-machiavellis-ethics Companion interviews: - The Forgotten 11th Commandment | Princeton’s Maurizio Viroli on Machiavelli's God: https://youtu.be/cE6gz40RRV8 - Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli: https://youtu.be/l21HUb4uunM These were the secondary texts I referenced and found most insightful (affiliate links) - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Virtue: https://amzn.to/44twNVb - Mansfield, Machiavelli’s Effectual Truth: https://amzn.to/4phinje - Viroli, Machiavelli’s God: https://amzn.to/49FZAtf - McCormick, Machiavellian Democracy: https://amzn.to/43QiNVq Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 12m

  8. 23/11/2025

    Capital is Cheap, This is The Last Scarce Resource | USV’s Albert Wenger

    Albert’s book, The World After Capital: https://amzn.to/489WtqS Companion lectures and interviews: Rebel Oxford Philosopher Declares War on Universities | Michael Gibson: https://youtu.be/YfLj1pHGfT4 Why America Needs Aristocracy | Palantir Co-founder Joe Lonsdale’s Political Philosophy: https://youtu.be/yvok-N_tj3U Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA | $16 Billion Guidewire Founder, Marcus Ryu: https://youtu.be/nCdQk78fwDM Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: https://youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps Same Interview, 8 Years Later | Francis Pedraza: https://youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRo Get full access to Johnathan Bi at www.johnathanbi.com/subscribe

    1h 46m
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