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<v Speaker 1>Before we get started, I want to let you know

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm going to start consistently cross posting the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>to YouTube. An actual video component will always be available

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<v Speaker 1>whenever I have guests and sometimes when it's just me,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes the shows that are just me will be

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<v Speaker 1>audio only because that's a little bit easier for me

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<v Speaker 1>to do well and officially, but for the sake of consistency,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be fraudening that as well over on YouTube, and

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<v Speaker 1>so if you aren't already subscribed on both platforms, so

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<v Speaker 1>you can find the YouTube link in the podcast show notes,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can subscribe to Mythic Mind wherever you get

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<v Speaker 1>your podcast. Hello, and welcome to Mythic Mind or Pursue

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<v Speaker 1>Wisdom on the Path between Primary secondary worlds. I'm your host,

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Snyder, and I am always glad that you're here.

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<v Speaker 1>As I often do, I've really been daydreaming a lot

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<v Speaker 1>lately about what I would like the Mythic Mind Fellowship

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<v Speaker 1>to look like if it were fully funded. I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to share some of that vision with you, But first,

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<v Speaker 1>let's start at the beginning. When I first started the

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<v Speaker 1>Mythic Mind podcast back in twenty twenty one, I was

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<v Speaker 1>making some generally short episodes related to the dissertation that

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<v Speaker 1>I was writing on krekycard at the time. Now, before

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<v Speaker 1>I got started, I had one patron and the thanks

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<v Speaker 1>Joe if you're still out there, and I cannot imagine

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<v Speaker 1>at that time what this would become. I've since taken

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<v Speaker 1>the show in a number of different directions, including with

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<v Speaker 1>talkien Beowulf and the inclusion of the Mythic Mind Fellowship,

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<v Speaker 1>chats on the poetic Ada and other topics. Also, we've

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<v Speaker 1>established a really fun discord server for patrons. I've started

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<v Speaker 1>to independently lead some courses on things that interest me

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<v Speaker 1>and that I believe that I have some worthwhile things

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<v Speaker 1>to say about. And this started with the Fiction and

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<v Speaker 1>Philosophy of C. S. Lewis course last year, which had

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<v Speaker 1>about sixty participants initially and several more that have purchased

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<v Speaker 1>the course since it finished. We then moved into Life,

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<v Speaker 1>Death and Meaning with Beowolf and Boethius, and we're currently

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<v Speaker 1>in the Wisdom of Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course I've recently announced three more courses that

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<v Speaker 1>are coming up this year. A Brief History of Ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>which is like a broad scale Survey of Philosophy. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got a course on Plato Stoicism and C. S. Lewis's

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<v Speaker 1>till we have Faces and the Elder Scrolls and philosophy.

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<v Speaker 1>The truth is that I enjoy these courses more than

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<v Speaker 1>I do my university work. Now, don't get me wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really grateful for my university work. I'm really grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for those opportunities. But there's something special about building communities

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<v Speaker 1>around significant topics that are entirely made out of people

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<v Speaker 1>who truly want to be there outside of the institutional walls.

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<v Speaker 1>And if I could put full time hours into this,

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<v Speaker 1>then there would be so many of these courses going

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<v Speaker 1>on on a regular basis. Now looking at the broader

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<v Speaker 1>group dynamics here, the Mythic Mind Fellowship is now made

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<v Speaker 1>of almost fifty active patrons, along with another one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>or so free patrons who are following along. We've established

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<v Speaker 1>a community subseect page, we have monthly patron chats on

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<v Speaker 1>some really good material, and we have our first member

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<v Speaker 1>created courses starting to come together. Hannah gille More is

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<v Speaker 1>teaching introductory Latin this year, and I'm in conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>a few more potential creators about their initial ideas. The

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<v Speaker 1>current plan is have anyone who creates under the Mythic

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<v Speaker 1>as I do what I can to drive people their way,

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<v Speaker 1>people who can really benefit from what they have to offer.

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<v Speaker 1>My goal is for Mythic Mind to become a robust

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<v Speaker 1>humanities fellowship that operates outside of institutional academia, to provide

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<v Speaker 1>high quality content to the public without the high tuition

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<v Speaker 1>in ideological baggage as often associated with the modern university,

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<v Speaker 1>while also being as financially rewarding as possible to creators.

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<v Speaker 1>If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to lead a course with Mythic Mind, then

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach out to me on discord if you

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<v Speaker 1>are a patron, or you can email me at Mythic

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<v Speaker 1>Mind podcast at gmail dot com or reach out to

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<v Speaker 1>me on x at andrew In Snyder. Well, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>bit about where we've been. Now let's return to my

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<v Speaker 1>initial idea of discussing what I would like to do

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<v Speaker 1>if I were fully funded. If you've been following me

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<v Speaker 1>for a while, you likely know that I have a

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<v Speaker 1>great many interests, including Polkien and Lewis, of course, but

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<v Speaker 1>would love to get a few different podcasts running simultaneously.

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<v Speaker 1>The already established Mythic Mind podcast would be the flagship show,

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<v Speaker 1>a place for patron chats and interviews and sort of

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<v Speaker 1>generalist kind of wherever I want to go with that

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<v Speaker 1>type of show as it is right now. But I

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<v Speaker 1>would also like to have separate shows specifically devoted to

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<v Speaker 1>things like philosophy, history, missing legends, media discussion, so again

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<v Speaker 1>like shows, movies, video games and such, and potentially more.

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<v Speaker 1>And whether I end up running all of these personally

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<v Speaker 1>or if I just play a leading role in helping

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<v Speaker 1>be things worth doing. I would also like to lead

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<v Speaker 1>more courses and to help Bellowship members lead more courses,

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<v Speaker 1>and in addition to purchasing individual courses, I like the

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<v Speaker 1>idea of giving all patrons of a certain tier access

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<v Speaker 1>to all courses with a yearly membership, like I'm currently

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<v Speaker 1>doing with Tier three patrons, So that way you can

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<v Speaker 1>access all the material, but then you can particularly engage

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<v Speaker 1>with the ones that most interest you. I would also

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<v Speaker 1>and long form with books. I'm currently writing a book

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<v Speaker 1>tentatively titled Divine Honor in the Lord of the Rings,

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<v Speaker 1>which is due to my publisher the end of June,

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<v Speaker 1>and with the right funding, I would love to write

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<v Speaker 1>to increase the frequency of patron chats. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>like on one hand, we've got something that's like heavy

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<v Speaker 1>have at least a couple of patron chats going on

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<v Speaker 1>In the end, what this comes down to is a

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with the humanities through a broadly Christian lens that

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<v Speaker 1>an entry point into reality from the beginning. We've been

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<v Speaker 1>taking slow steps in the direction of doing this full time,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't suppose that this is going to happen overnight,

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<v Speaker 1>earned probably like a couple hundred dollars through somewhat irregular

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<v Speaker 1>podcast posting. Last year, however, I made well considerably more

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<v Speaker 1>if you like what we do here and you want

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<v Speaker 1>to see more of it, I welcome your support to

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<v Speaker 1>make that happen. And there are two main ways that

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<v Speaker 1>you can do that. First, you can become a patron

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<v Speaker 1>of Mythic Mind at any level. Any support at all

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<v Speaker 1>is helpful, although of course higher levels help me to

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<v Speaker 1>reach these goals faster. Next, you can purchase a course

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<v Speaker 1>through the shop at patreon dot com slash Mythic Mind.

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<v Speaker 1>This includes courses, past, present, and future. I just dropped

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<v Speaker 1>first course and while I believe that the content is

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<v Speaker 1>certainly Worthwhile I stand by the content, it does have

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<v Speaker 1>getting things figured out, and also I've started to release

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<v Speaker 1>some of those videos to YouTube. However, purchasing the course

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<v Speaker 1>of the zoom chats from the live run and PDFs

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<v Speaker 1>of many of the secondary readings. You can also find

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<v Speaker 1>the completed Life, Death and Meaning with Bewolf and Boethis course,

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<v Speaker 1>the current Lord of the Rings course, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>enroll in any of the three upcoming courses. And you

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<v Speaker 1>can also get the best of both worlds here by

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<v Speaker 1>purchasing an annual Tier three membership or higher. This gives

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<v Speaker 1>you access to all Mythic Mind material, including all courses

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<v Speaker 1>Mind Patronage also gives you half priced discount for courses

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<v Speaker 1>led by other Mythic Mind creators, such as Hannah's introductory

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<v Speaker 1>Latin course. Now to take the leap to really start

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<v Speaker 1>working on mythic mind full time, supplementing with my online

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<v Speaker 1>university teaching. I really need to bring in another like

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<v Speaker 1>and given the progress we've made over the last year,

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<v Speaker 1>this is very doable. But of course I can't do

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<v Speaker 1>it without you, And so thank you current patrons and

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<v Speaker 1>those of you who have taken or are taking some

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<v Speaker 1>I welcome you to come aboard and to help us

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<v Speaker 1>actualize this vision. Next time I'm going to have another

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<v Speaker 1>good conversation for you, but until then, godspeed. When you

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<v Speaker 1>go to the roots of the word philosophy, you find

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<v Speaker 1>the love of wisdom, which unfortunately is not what you

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<v Speaker 1>find at the root of all who call themselves philosophers. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we get here? What are the ideas that

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<v Speaker 1>means to be human, what is our purpose? And what,

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<v Speaker 1>if anything, ought we aspire to? In a brief history

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<v Speaker 1>of ideas, we will navigate major epics of thought and

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<v Speaker 1>survey some of the most important figures in the Western canon,

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<v Speaker 1>including Plato, Aristotle, Boethius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Nietzsche, Sart

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<v Speaker 1>and Carekegard. And of course we will consider even more names.

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<v Speaker 1>But these are the thinkers that will supply our primary readings.

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<v Speaker 1>meetings to discuss their readings. I've been teaching philosophy for

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<v Speaker 1>will leave this six weeks course with a better understanding

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<v Speaker 1>of the foundation to Western thought than most contemporary philosophy

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<v Speaker 1>majors enrolled today. By going to patreon dot com slash

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<v Speaker 1>a Tier three annual subscription. So again, purchase a Tier

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<v Speaker 1>three annual subscription, and I will give you a special

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