Lectures tagged "Mythology"


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Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand: 'Apollo and Dionysus' Revisted
Yaron Brook
May 8, 2008
01:19:59
In 1969, Ayn Rand's Ford Hall Forum talk, 'Apollo and Dionysus,' addressed the near simultaneous events of Woodstock and the first lunar landing.
Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod
Philip Dray
January 17, 2006
00:59:15
Philip Dray uses the story of Franklin's wild experiments and his battles with his vehement detractors as a metaphor for America's struggle for democracy and the establishment of our fundamental democratic values.
Greek Gods, Human Lives: Our Fascination with Myths
Mary Lefkowitz
October 21, 2003
00:41:20
Mary R. Lefkowitz, professor of classical studies at Wellesley College, says we can learn much about what it means to be human by studying the myths of the ancient Greeks.