In this podcast episode, Mark and Mike deeply dive into Plato's Hippias Minor and explore what makes a man good. Through a careful analysis of the dialogue, the hosts guide the audience through a philosophical journey that leads them to conclude that true goodness can only be attained through knowledge and a conscious choice to do what is right. Mark and Mike examine the character of Hippias, a renowned sophist who believes that a good man is simply someone who possesses a particular skill or expertise. However, Socrates challenges this idea and argues that true goodness goes beyond mere expertise and requires a deeper understanding of what is right and wrong. Hippias, being Hippias, shies away from delving deeper into the conversation. While he cannot bring himself to agree with Socrates's conclusion that someone who unknowingly does the good and someone who is knowingly evil are the same, he does not try and elaborate on the discussion. Mark and Mike's discussion goes beyond the dialogue as they talk about what they believe is a good man. While there is no 100% conclusion, hopefully, this episode helps provide a jumping-off point for finding good men. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

In this podcast episode, Mark and Mike delve into Plato's Hippias Major, a dialogue that explores the nature of beauty. They walk the audience through the text, analyzing the arguments presented by Socrates and Hippias, the dialogue's two main characters. Hippias, in short, is a bit of a moron. Nevertheless the dialogue leads into a discussion on what is beauty and how and why it is important. If you liked this discussion, please like and consider following this podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

In this podcast episode, Mark and Mike delve into Plato's second tetralogy, starting with the Protagoras. This tetralogy is all about Sophists and moral relativism.  The Dialogue on Protagoras is framed as a conversation between Socrates and a young man named Hippocrates, who is seeking to learn from Protagoras. Protagoras believes that virtue can be taught, and that each individual is the measure of what is true and good. However, Socrates and in typical Socrates fashion, he begins to poke hole in Protagoras's arguments.  Socrates and Protagoras go at it as equals in this dialogue, which is refreshing. However, the whole thing does read a bit like a conversation you would have with yourself in the shower. Sophists like to emphasize how pretty the words they say can be. The rest of the tetralogy is evidently less amicable between Socrates and his debaters.  If you like the episode, be sure to share it and check us out on TikTok.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

In this podcast episode, Mark, Mike, and Hunter delve into the nature of myths and why people tell stories. They start by discussing how myths are often thought of as just ancient stories, but in reality, myths are still being created today. Myths are stories that help us understand the world around us and give us a framework for how to live our lives. Mark also discusses how and why we find stories gripping. He suggests that our brains are wired to respond to stories because they engage our emotions and activate our imaginations. Stories also help us make sense of the world around us by providing a structure or pattern that we can understand. This pattern resonates with us because it reflects the struggles and triumphs that we experience in our own lives.  This episode is meant to wrap up the tetralogy on myths and stories. Up next, it's back to Plato --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

In this episode we talk about how stories and myths evolve depending on who is telling them. It is important to understand that stories are living entities in their own right. This is the third episode in the tetralogy on mythology.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

This is the second part of the conversation about Jonah. As with many myths, this story has layers upon layers to it. The more work you put in to understanding it, the more you get out. Enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

More myths for this series. This time we look at Jonah and the big ol fish, well at least part of Jonah. This conversation went a bit long so Part 2 will be out in a few days.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

For this tetralogy of podcasts we are talking about myths. We started with Joseph Campbell's Hero With A Thousand Faces. In a lot of ways, this book has defined how we look at myths and stories today. It is funny how a book written in the 1950's accurately described the issues our society faces today when it comes to mythology. “Everybody acts out a myth, but very few people know what their myth is. And you should know what your myth is because it might be a tragedy and maybe you don't want it to be.” - Carl Jung --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

Mark and Mike talk with new guest Lilly Burr. The movie this time around is Little Women. This is a bit of a departure from the films we have looked at thus far. Little Women examines archetypal femininity through a coming of age story. Hopefully, you enjoy the episoe!   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support

Trying outa fun banter episode --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fairwindspodcast/support