Best Ron Cline Podcasts (2024)

Send us a text Guest Teacher Kory Eastvold, Bible conversation. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Classical Tour (London) 41:12

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Send us a text In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of London. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Classical Tour (Paris) 53:23

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Send us a text In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Paris. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Classical Tour (Rome) 39:54

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Send us a text In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Rome. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Classical Tour (Athens, Greece) 38:29

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Send us a text In this episode, Professor Ron takes us on a classical tour of Athens Greece. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Laches - (Socrates Asks, What is Courage?) 50:17

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Send us a text In this Plato's dialogue, Socrates engages in a discussion with two prominent Athenians, Laches and Nicias, about the nature and definition of the virtue of courage. The dialogue centers around the question of what courage truly is and whether it can be taught. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7…

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Civil Disobedience - (Henry David Thoreau) 31:33

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Send us a text In this influential work, Thoreau explores the concept of civil disobedience as a means of protesting unjust laws. He argues that individuals have a moral responsibility to resist and disobey unjust laws to bring about social change. The essay, first published in 1849, had a significant impact on future movements advocating for civil…

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Lysis – (Socrates Asks, What is Friendship?) 47:45

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Send us a text In this Plato dialogue - Socrates engages Lysis and Menexenus trying to explore the question of what friendship truly is. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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Charmides - (Socrates Asks, What is moderation?) 44:54

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Send us a text Socrates explores the meaning of temperance/self-control/moderation. Charmides is a dialogue of Plato, in which Socrates engages a young boy named Charmides in a conversation about the meaning of sophrosyne, a Greek word usually translated into English as temperance, moderation, self-control, or restraint. Support the show Thank you …

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Protagoras - (Socrates Asks, Can Virtue Be Taught?) 50:14

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Send us a text In the dialogue of Protagoras, Socrates and Protagoras are exploring the idea/question of virtue(highest morality) that can be taught. Protagoras the Sophist who has been running around Athens teaching virtue meet Socrates. Socrates is asking Protagoras if virtue can really be taught. Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron are looking at …

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Crito - (Do you have the duty to obey all the laws?) 40:52

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Send us a text In this dialogue/conversation, Crito tries unsuccessfully to persuade Socrates to escape from prison after he was sentenced to die, but Socrates insists on obeying the law, a wrong can never be justified, a citizen must uphold the law. One must not even do wrong when one is wronged. " One must "not just live, but live well." Support …

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The Apology - (Socrates Defends His Life) 1:00:03

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Send us a text Socrates was charged, tried, and convicted of crimes of impiety (introducing a different God than the God ancient Greece believed and worshiped) and corrupting the youth. Before Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC too much was going on in Athens that most historians believe led to Athenians handing Socrates the death penalty. In …

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Euthyphro - (Socrates asks what is Piety/Holiness?) 40:38

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Send us a text In this Plato conversation called Euthyphro, Socrates met Euthyphro outside the court of Athens as Socrates was coming out from hearing charges of impiety against him, and Euthyphro was on his way to court to prosecute his own father for unintentionally killing a murderous hired hand. Since Socrates was accused of impiety and Euthyph…

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A Student Who Became A Teacher - (Plato) 28:29

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Send us a text Welcome to season 2 of the classroom. In this season we will be discussing Plato’s Dialogues and trying to understand the mind of Socrates. Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought, whose way of life, ch…

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United States Constitution (Bill of Rights - 27th Amendments) 50:33

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Send us a text In this final episode of the US Constitution, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline are discussing the Bill of Rights, and Amendments 11 - 27 of the US Constitution. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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United States Constitution (Articles 2 - 7) 45:23

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Send us a text In this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline continue their discussion of the US Constitution. The discussion is on Articles 2-7. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.comBy Erick Nganyange and Ron Cline

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United States Constitution (Preamble & Article 1) 51:33

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Send us a text In this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline discusses preamble and article one of the US constitution. Article 1 of the constitution is clear in terms of the power and functions of the congress and how should congress behave. Support the show Thank you for listening. You can contact us @: ericknga7@gmail.com…

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United States Constitution (Introduction) 38:47

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Send us a text In late 1786, a total of 77 delegates were invited to gather in Philadelphia in May 1787. These delegates were authorized by the Continental Congress and had a singular objective: to revise the Articles of Confederation. The designated date for the meeting was May 14th, 1787. However, due to transportation challenges, only two delega…

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On Liberty (1859) - John Stuart Mill 34:08

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Send us a text John Stuart Mill was born on May 20th, 1806, in London. His father James Mill was determined to mold John into a well‐educated leader. John was given an extremely rigorous education from a young age. He learned Greek at the age of three, Latin at eight, and read Plato’s dialogues in the original language before his tenth birthday. H…

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Common Sense (1776) - Thomas Paine 28:01

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Send us a text In January 1776 Thomas Paine anonymously released a pamphlet called common sense. Common sense was a radical and impassioned call for America to free itself from British rule and to set up an independent republican government. Paine's pamphlet was in plain language and it spoke directly to the common people and mass audience in the A…

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Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) - Edmund Burke 46:26

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Send us a text In 1789 French people overthrew their monarchy and took control of the government. The French revolution was no different than any other revolutions. French people wanted to completely change their social and political system and to create a new system. Through it all they killed each other at the highest rate and destroyed their way…

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The Declaration of Independence (1776) - Thomas Jefferson 37:09

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Send us a text On June 11, 1776, the second continental congress appointed a five-guy committee to draft the declaration of independence. The men were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingstone, and John Adams. Eventually, it was a one-man job and Thomas Jefferson ended up being the main author of the document. It took J…

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 1730 - 1774) - Part 3 42:45

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Send us a text The Declaration of Independence is the most iconic/controversial document in the American history. Penned by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, the document didn't just declare what America was about at the time of independence, it also declared what America posterity will be about. In order to understand this document, we want to understand …

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 1620 - 1730) - Part 2 28:47

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Send us a text The Declaration of Independence is the most iconic/controversial document in the American history. Penned by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, the document didn't just declare what America was about at the time of independence, it also declared what America posterity will be about. In order to understand this document, we want to understand …

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 20,000BC - 1619) - Part 1 36:33

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Send us a text The Declaration of Independence is the most iconic/controversial document in American history. Penned by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, the document didn't just declare what America was about at the time of independence, it also declared what America's posterity will be about. In order to understand this document, we want to understand ho…

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The Social Contract (1762) - Jean Jacques Rousseau 36:25

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Send us a text In this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline discusses the contents of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's book "On the Social Contract", which was published in 1762. Rousseau, a significant political philosopher of the 18th century, was born in Geneva, an independent Calvinist city-state, in 1712. The focus of the discussion is Rous…

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Second Treatise of Government (1689) - John Locke 23:53

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Send us a text During this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline delve into the impact of John Locke's book, "Second Treatise of Government." John Locke, a British philosopher, Oxford academic, and medical researcher, this book was published in 1689, Locke proposed that sovereignty should lie in the hands of the people. The student and p…

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Executive Orders, Proclamations, Pardons, Signing Statements 12:45

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Send us a text During this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline explore the topic of presidential power, specifically executive orders, proclamations, pardons, and signing statements. They discuss the historical background of these powers, their differences, and what the constitution says about them. The episode also delves into the goo…

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Leviathan (1651) - Thomas Hobbes 28:24

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Send us a text In this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline focus on "Leviathan," a book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. Hobbes, who was the first philosopher to write in English about political philosophy, also pioneered the concept of a social contract. In "Leviathan," Hobbes explores the idea of a state of nature, covenant, and soc…

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The Prince (1532) - Niccolo Machiavelli 27:51

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Send us a text During this episode, Erick Nganyange and Professor Ron Cline delve into the infamous book "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli. Although the book was published in 1532, five years after the author's death, it remains a significant work in political philosophy. Machiavelli, who was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher, and writ…

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Introduction 33:48

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Send us a text Welcome to this introduction episode, where the student(Erick) and his professor(Ron) discuss the ins and outs of the podcast and what you should expect. Also, the Professor goes into detail breaking down the main subject of the podcast: What is political philosophy? how it started and why you should care about it. How does political…

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Introduction To The Bible - (Kory Eastvold) 1:27:31

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Classical Tour (London) 41:12

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Classical Tour (Paris) 53:23

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Classical Tour (Rome) 39:54

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Classical Tour (Athens, Greece) 38:29

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Laches - (Socrates Asks, What is Courage?) 50:17

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Civil Disobedience - (Henry David Thoreau) 31:33

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Lysis – (Socrates Asks, What is Friendship?) 47:45

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Charmides - (Socrates Asks, What is moderation?) 44:54

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Protagoras - (Socrates Asks, Can Virtue Be Taught?) 50:14

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Crito - (Do you have the duty to obey all the laws?) 40:52

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The Apology - (Socrates Defends His Life) 1:00:03

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Euthyphro - (Socrates asks what is Piety/Holiness?) 40:38

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A Student Who Became A Teacher - (Plato) 28:29

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United States Constitution (Bill of Rights - 27th Amendments) 50:33

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United States Constitution (Articles 2 - 7) 45:23

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United States Constitution (Preamble & Article 1) 51:33

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United States Constitution (Introduction) 38:47

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On Liberty (1859) - John Stuart Mill 34:08

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Common Sense (1776) - Thomas Paine 28:01

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Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) - Edmund Burke 46:26

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The Declaration of Independence (1776) - Thomas Jefferson 37:09

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 1730 - 1774) - Part 3 42:45

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 1620 - 1730) - Part 2 28:47

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The Birth Of a Nation (USA From 20,000BC - 1619) - Part 1 36:33

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The Social Contract (1762) - Jean Jacques Rousseau 36:25

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Second Treatise of Government (1689) - John Locke 23:53

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Executive Orders, Proclamations, Pardons, Signing Statements 12:45

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Leviathan (1651) - Thomas Hobbes 28:24

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The Prince (1532) - Niccolo Machiavelli 27:51

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Introduction 33:48

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