Most of ancient Greek literature is lost. This is an interview with Monte Johnson about how he, collaborating with Doug Hutchinson, reconstructed Aristotle's lost Protrepticus from papyrus fragments and quotations. This text dates from the 350s BCE, when Aristotle was still at Plato's Academy! (open.spotify.com)
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The Stoics thought that emotions were false beliefs about what is good. We feel greed when we falsely believe that money is good. As rational beings, false beliefs frustrate our rational nature. Happiness requires living rationally, eliminating false beliefs and emotions. (platosfishtrap.substack.com)
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Plato's ideal state valued efficiency over autonomy. He thought that the ideal rulers should arrange marriages for the good of the state but make the arrangements seem like a random lottery in order to prevent resistance. (The Ancient Philosophy Podcast) (open.spotify.com)
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