Tuesday Apr 01, 2025

"Great Books" is for Losers (ft. Alex Petkas)

Alex Petkas, host of the Cost of Glory, talks to Timon and Ben about the right use of the classics.

#AlexPetkas #CostofGlory #Classics #Plutarch #ClassicalEduation #Education

Show Notes:

https://americanmind.org/salvo/great-books-is-for-losers/

Alex Petkas is a former Classics scholar turned media entrepreneur. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton University. He taught at the University of California, San Diego, and California State University, Fresno. He has published research on many subjects, including classical Athenian oratory, late ancient rhetoric and education, and epistle writing. His research on the ancient media technologies of writing (especially letters) led him to take an active interest in the Classics in modern New Media. His years of experience teaching at Paideia’s Living Greek in Greece program led him to a particular interest in the oral nature of classical texts. His day job is in marketing.

Learn more about Alex Petkas's work at:

https://x.com/costofglory

https://www.costofglory.com/

https://www.paideiainstitute.org/apetkas

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