WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:11.800 Hello, and welcome to Mythic Mind, where we pursue wisdom in the past 2 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:16.239 between primary and secondary worlds. I'm your hosting Andrew Snyder, and I am 3 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:34.359 always grateful for your company. I apologize again for a delay between episodes, 4 00:00:34.479 --> 00:00:38.759 but as many of you likely already know, I've recently had a career shift 5 00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.799 that should provide a better chance for me to keep up with content production moving 6 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:46.560 forward. Up to this point, I had been working forty hours or more 7 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:51.079 a week in financial services in addition to adjunct teaching a courser to a semester, 8 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:54.920 while also trying to be a good dad and husband, and until fairly 9 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.079 recently also working on my PhD. However, as I've already mentioned here, 10 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:03.439 i finished my PhD a few months ago, and just recently I've picked up 11 00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:08.079 some philosophy courses with a local university, and actually it's my undergraduate alma mater 12 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:11.799 where I first started to study philosophy, and so I'm really excited about this 13 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:17.159 opportunity. This semester, I'll be teaching a couple of intro courses in an 14 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:21.079 upper level of medieval philosophy course, in addition to teaching a couple of courses 15 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:26.239 online for a school in Texas, and although I'm relying on two adjunk posts 16 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.599 right now in addition to Mythic Mind funding, I believe that I'm walking into 17 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:34.760 a pretty incredible season now. Without being said, I do need my patrons 18 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:38.640 now more than ever. 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And this is a great read that we will be 40 00:03:07.960 --> 00:03:10.159 discussing on the show in the near future. So again, head over to 41 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:15.680 patreon dot com slash Mythic Mind and lend your support today and again, any 42 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:20.319 annual subscription will get you that book sent to you as a little thank you 43 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:23.879 from me. Now I have some interview schedule that will bring us back to 44 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:28.280 our series on Tales from the Perils realm, but for now, I wanted 45 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:31.039 to go ahead and get this quick episode out here because it has been so 46 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:35.280 long since the last one. Also, moving forward, I'm going to do 47 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.080 things a little bit differently to make sure that I'm not struggling so much to 48 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:43.039 keep up with the schedule, and so once this series concludes with two to 49 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:46.439 three more full episodes, I'll be taking breaks between seasons so that way I 50 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:52.199 can bank up episodes before publicly releasing them. They'll still be available for patrons 51 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:54.199 as soon as they're ready, but this will make my public schedule a little 52 00:03:54.199 --> 00:03:58.400 bit more manageable. Now, before we go, I want to provide a 53 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:01.639 couple recommendations first, and I think I may have already mentioned this on the 54 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:05.439 show before, but if so, it's worth another mention. If you haven't 55 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:11.599 read Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy, go ahead and order it and start it 56 00:04:11.639 --> 00:04:15.680 again. I first read this text about five or six years ago, and 57 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:18.680 I've read it roughly once a year ever since. So written by Boethius, 58 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:24.800 a man falsely accused of sedition and condemned to die, this text provides powerful 59 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:30.120 reflection the nature of fortune and providence and the solace available to us who live 60 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:36.000 in this world riddled with change and opportunities for anxiety, and so make sure 61 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:41.839 that you read The Constellation of Philosophy. Additionally, I recently started listening to 62 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:46.040 the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast. This is a great resource whether 63 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:49.600 you have a philosophical education and you just want to fill in some gaps, 64 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:53.839 or you want to brush up on a particular time period, or if you're 65 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:58.519 a non specialist and you simply have an interest in the development of ideas. 66 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:01.839 The delivery does tend to be a little bit on the dry side, but 67 00:05:01.879 --> 00:05:06.519 the content is great and about as much as as possible. The podcast lives 68 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:10.680 up to its name, and so be sure to add it to your rotation. 69 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:15.199 Again, that was the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps. Okay, 70 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:17.079 so that's it for now. Be sure to join me next time as they 71 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:23.439 speak with Thomas Lerno about Tolkien's charming tale Rover Random. Until then, I 72 00:05:23.480 --> 00:05:27.600 welcome your support on Patreon at patreon dot com slash Mythic Mind, and again 73 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:30.800 make sure that you sign on with an annual subscription to get that book sent 74 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:34.759 to you. And I really do look forward to returning with a full episode 75 00:05:34.800 --> 00:06:05.480 soon, but for now, I wish you many meaningful roads ahead.