Season 14 · 5 May 2026The foundations of the Platonic and Aristotelian distinction- 6:46He summons Plato as an advisor, grows irritated at his demands, and has him sold as a slave.
Denys l'Ancien
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Who is this?Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities on Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence on Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the western Greek colonies. He was regarded by the ancients as the worst kind of despot: cruel, suspicious, and vindictive.
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Season 14 · 5 May 2026The foundations of the Platonic and Aristotelian distinction
Season 3 · 1 Aug 2017#3.4 From Ulysses to Daedalus- 17:34Invites Plato as an advisor, then has him reduced to slavery when philosophy threatens his way of life.