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In this conversation with Michael Boler, we learn about how we might follow the Greeks in undertaking an integrated and embodied approach to liberal education. How is liberal education an agon, a struggle, and a "return to the real"? Why did the Greeks emphasize individual physical training (as opposed to team sports)? Why do philosophy students smoke so much? Why is a good teacher so important? How did we become "cacti in a sea of dopamine?" These and other questions animate our conversation.Honors Program, the University of Saint ThomasMichael Boler, An Introduction to Classical and New Testament Greek: A Unified ApproachMichael Boler, “Screwtape’s Remedy for Love: C.S. Lewis and Ovid.”Michael Boler, with Felisa V. Reynolds, “Aristotle and Zazie.”Michael Boler, “The Violence of Autonomy: The Significance of Matthew 11:12 in Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away”