The Ancient Philosophy Podcast

The Ancient Philosophy Podcast explores important topics in ancient philosophy, whether that's in India, China, Greece, Rome, the Near East, or beyond.

Hosted by Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College in Michigan.

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Episodes

Monday Jan 19, 2026

This episode is about the way that ancient Greek intellectuals believed that dreams were sometimes reliable sources of information about what was going on in the body. I focus on On Regimen IV in particular, an anonymous medical text from the 5th century BC.
Host: Doug Campbell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast, too.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

Monday Jan 12, 2026

This episode is about a crucial distinction that Aristotle draws between intellectual and character virtues in the Nicomachean Ethics.
Host: I am Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast, too.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1
 

Monday Jan 05, 2026

In this episode, I speak with Rachel O'Keefe about Plotinus' metaphysical system, especially the view of the hypostases that he develops in Enneads V.1. We begin the episode by discussing who Plotinus was.
Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
Interviewee: Rachel O'Keefe, who teaches and works at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

Sunday Jan 04, 2026

This episode is about how Galileo used the then-recent invention of the telescope to refute ancient and long-standing views about the cosmos. In the process, he got in trouble with the Vatican.
Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast wherever you download podcasts. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1 

Sunday Jan 04, 2026

This episode is about what the Stoics thought philosophy was.
Host: Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College.
You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcast. There is a YouTube channel available with video episodes.
I have a Substack: platosfishtrap.substack.com.
You can show your support at: https://buymeacoffee.com/ancientphilosophy
I also have a book available for purchase, An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Ethics-Social-Media/dp/1647922356/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

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