The Ancient Philosophy Podcast

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3. Rachel O'Keefe: Plotinus' Metaphysics

Episode 3

Monday, January 5, 2026 • Duration 01:31:17

In this episode, I speak with Rachel O'Keefe about Plotinus' metaphysical system, especially the view of the hypostases that he develops in Enneads V.1. We begin the episode by discussing who Plotinus was.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

Interviewee: Rachel O'Keefe, who teaches and works at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada.

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.

I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.

You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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2. How Galileo Used the Telescope to Refute Aristotle and Ptolemy

Episode 2

Sunday, January 4, 2026 • Duration 19:11

This episode is about how Galileo used the then-recent invention of the telescope to refute ancient and long-standing views about the cosmos. In the process, he got in trouble with the Vatican.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast wherever you download podcasts. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.

I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.

You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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1. The Stoic Conception of Philosophy

Episode 1

Sunday, January 4, 2026 • Duration 14:25

This episode is about what the Stoics thought philosophy was.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.

I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.

You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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14. Human Dissection and Vivisection in Antiquity

Episode 14

Friday, February 27, 2026 • Duration 19:05

In this episode, I talk about the practice of human dissection (and even vivisection) 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

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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13. The Wandering Womb

Episode 13

Monday, February 23, 2026 • Duration 15:59

In this episode, I talk about an important idea in ancient biology: the wandering womb.

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

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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4. Aristotle on Character and Intellectual Virtues

Episode 4

Monday, January 12, 2026 • Duration 34:33

This episode is about a crucial distinction that Aristotle draws between intellectual and character virtues in the Nicomachean Ethics.

Host: I am Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast, too.

I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.

You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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12. Plato on Exercise

Episode 12

Friday, February 20, 2026 • Duration 11:54

In this episode, I talk about Plato's views of exercise in the Timaeus.

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

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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11. Plato's Real Name

Episode 11

Monday, February 16, 2026 • Duration 17:04

In this episode, I discuss this question: was 'Plato' Plato's real name?

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

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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10. Jacob Stump: The Stoic View of Emotions (and Its Flaws)

Episode 10

Monday, February 9, 2026 • Duration 01:12:32

In this episode, I speak with Jacob Stump about the Stoic view of emotions. We spend the second half of the interview discussing some objections to and problems with the Stoic view.

Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.

Interviewee: Jacob Stump, Associate Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department at Northeastern University.

Check out Jacob's awesome and insightful Substack here: jacobstump.substack.com

You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and wherever else you find podcasts. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.

I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.

You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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9. Why the Greeks Avoided Human Dissection

Episode 9

Friday, February 6, 2026 • Duration 16:47

This episode is about the (very) deep-seated tendency of ancient Greek intellectuals to avoid human dissection. While there was an exception to this tendency in the early Hellenistic period (which I shall discuss in a later episode), the avoidance of human dissection is almost total and universal throughout antiquity, and I cover the most important reasons why this was so.

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

I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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