Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli Johnathan Bi 2026-09-19 | Why You Must Acquire Power at All Costs | Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli
THIS is What Men Are Doing Wrong in Dating Johnathan Bi 2025-09-30 | #love #philosophy #dating #plato
Incels: A Philosophical Movement Gone Political Johnathan Bi 2025-09-28 | #love #philosophy #dating #plato
Marx & Nietzsche Are Better Than Any MBA Johnathan Bi 2025-09-27 | Interview with Marcus Ryu, founder of Guidewire. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-marcus-ryu-of-guidewireWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/p/cosmosCompanion lectures and interviews:- Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: youtu.be/-xkWJq4Qcps- Same Interview, 8 Years Later: youtu.be/BtKCXw24LRoTimestamps:00:00 0. Introduction 01:54 1. How To Unalienate Labor16:37 2. Synthesis 16:38 2.1 Synthesis: How Philosophy Helped Entrepreneurship30:25 2.2 Synthesis: How Philosophy Hurt Entrepreneurship38:29 2.3 Synthesis: The First vs. Third Person46:02 2.4 Synthesis: The Best Parts of Action and Contemplation52:38 2.5 Synthesis: How Action Changes Contemplation59:54 2.6 Synthesis: The Character of Academics vs. Entrepreneurs 1:00:45 2.7 Synthesis: Startups and Happiness1:13:57 3. Contemplation1:13:58 3.1 Contemplation: Early Life1:15:49 3.2 Contemplation: Romance1:22:27 3.3 Contemplation: The Right's Turn Towards PostModernism 1:29:07 3.4 Contemplation: Wittgenstein 1:38:38 4. Action1:38:38 4.1 Action: Tunneling Through Granite1:42:25 4.2 Action: Company Building as Nietzschean1:52:21 4.3 Action: Values2:04:50 4.4 Action: Money2:08:38 4.5 Action: AI 2:13:21 Postscript: On Games
You Are Running Out Of Time To Fall In Love Johnathan Bi 2025-09-27 | #love #philosophy #dating #plato
Marriage Isn’t Settling, It’s Accelerating Johnathan Bi 2025-09-25 | #love #philosophy #dating #plato
Same Interview, 8 Years Later Johnathan Bi 2025-09-23 | Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-francis-pedraza-on-heroismWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/p/cosmosCompanion lectures and interviews:- Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History: youtu.be/-xkWJq4QcpsTimestamps:00:00 0. Introduction04:32 1. Entrepreneurship as Enlightenment10:15 2. A Tech Founder Who Doesn't Believe in Progress17:55 3. How Invisible Will Save the World27:23 4. Contemplation, Action, and Meditation35:05 5. Heroism in an Anti-Romantic Age59:00 6. Triumph over Temptation1:06:52 7. On Thinker-Doers1:11:31 8. The Glory of Entrepreneurship1:32:41 9. The Absurdity of Entrepreneurship1:36:12 10. The Once & Future King1:43:04 11. The Necessity of Truth, God, Beauty1:57:34 12. Francis’ Introduction to the Great Books
Faith is About Experience, Not Reason Johnathan Bi 2025-09-21 | #nietzsche #philosophy #faith #religion
Capitalism’s Best Kept Secret: Follow the Fun | Colin Moran, Oxford History Johnathan Bi 2025-09-15 | An interview on faith, investing, and the humanities with Colin Moran of Abdiel Capital. Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-colin-moranWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/cosmosTimestamps:00:00 0. Introduction02:08 1. Companies as Cultures15:27 2. The Role of Faith in Religion & Investing47:57 3. Ideas Made Flesh: Law & Intellectual History59:04 4. Wealth & Stewardship1:15:37 5. National Conservatism1:23:10 6. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam1:29:18 7. Conservative Innovators
Why Oligarchy Is Better Than Democracy Johnathan Bi 2025-09-10 | #america #plato #democracy #oligarchy
The Sexual Revolution Changed Love Johnathan Bi 2025-09-05 | #plato #socrates #love #relationships #philosophy
This Terrifying Ideology has Infiltrated AI Labs | AI Expert Brendan McCord Johnathan Bi 2025-09-05 | Subscribe to our newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: cosmosinst.typeform.com/johnathanbiTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-brendan-mccord-on-autonomy-and-aiWe are hiring/investing/building at Cosmos, to learn about all the ways to get involved check out: johnathanbi.com/p/cosmosFollow Brendan on X: https://x.com/mbrendan1Companion lectures and interviews:* AI & The End of Education: youtu.be/Aq_08Vsm5Z0* Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray Shanahan: youtu.be/bBdE7ojaN9k* The AI Use-Case No One is Talking About | Reid Hoffman: youtu.be/AGMZ4m3oHuw* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw* Focus on These AGI-Proof Areas | Nick Bostrom: youtu.be/Ij9bYXmmP-4* Don’t Believe AI Hype, This is Where it’s Actually Headed | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge | AI History: youtu.be/Zf-T3XdD9Z8* AI’s New World Order: US-China, War, Job Loss | Tyler Cowen: youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUywTimestamps:00:00 0. Introduction02:29 1. Against the Pessimists: EA, Longtermism, X-Risk12:23 2. Against the Optimists: Accelerationism18:15 3. The Real Risk of Losing Autonomy26:43 4. The Omniscient Autocomplete Thought Experiment49:01 5. The Psychology of AI Paternalism56:56 6. The Intrinsic Benefits Autonomy1:18:20 7. The Extrinsic Value of Autonomy 1:21:57 8. The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization1:33:11 9. The Philosopher-Builder1:47:42 10. Critiques of the Philosopher-Builder
Everybody Gets This Wrong in Modern Dating | Plato’s Symposium Explained Johnathan Bi 2025-08-31 | A lecture on Plato's Symposium. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-lecture-on-platos-symposiumCompanion lectures and interviews:* True Christians Embrace the Erotic | David O’Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, Christ: youtu.be/LOJfVZ7DhAAReference Text (Affiliate):*Plato's Symposium (amzn.to/46drv1g)Timestamps:00:00 0. Introduction02:06 1. Modern Culture Does Not Appreciate Beauty13:49 1.1 Modern Culture Does Not Appreciate Beauty: Context of the Symposium15:46 2. Aristophanes15:50 2.1 Aristophanes: Spherical Man22:24 2.2 Aristophanes: A Modern Philosophy of Love30:11 3. Socrates30:17 3.1 Socrates: Love as Lack 34:45 3.2 Socrates: Love is for the Good37:38 3.3 Socrates: Immortality and Procreation42:15 3.4 Socrates: Diotima's Ladder52:50 3.5 Socrates: Critique from Eroticism1:01:08 3.6 Socrates: Critique from Lack of Stability1:06:25 3.7 Socrates: Critique from Sexlessness1:16:20 4. Alcibiades1:17:17 4.1 Alcibiades: Character & Story1:23:25 4.2 Alcibiades: the Speech1:30:37 4.3 Alcibiades: His Failure1:33:04 5. Conclusion
Chinese vs U.S. Perspective on History Johnathan Bi 2025-08-27 | #tylercowen #interview #usa #china #ai #coldwar
This is the Terrible Cost of Doing Philosophy Johnathan Bi 2025-08-27 | A tour through Machiavelli's Florence and place of exile.
The 3 Paradoxes of Christianity Johnathan Bi 2025-08-25 | #history #interview #christianity #catholic #protestant #reformation
True Christians Embrace the Erotic | Notre Dames David O’Connor Johnathan Bi 2025-08-22 | An interview with David O'Connor on Nietzsche, Plato, and ChristSubscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: johnathanbi.comTranscript: johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-of-interview-with-david-oconnor-on-modern-loveCompanion lectures and interviews:Love Lecture - Coming SoonReference Text (Affiliate):* David O'Connor, Plato's Bedroom: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love amzn.to/4myirtvTimestamps:00:00 0. Introduction06:52 1. Incel Culture22:07 2. Corporatization and Sexlessness27:27 3. Over-Masculinity in Sex and Philosophy39:39 4. The Challenge Facing Modern Women47:10 5. The Language of Love Has Been Diminished53:55 6. Platonic and Catholic Critiques of Marriage1:04:06 7. Is Marriage Limiting?1:11:27 8. Faith as Eros1:17:14 9. Equipollence and the Challenge of Faith1:42:46 10. Does Marriage Hinder Greatness1:52:12 11. The Role of Sex in Love1:56:33 12. Why Catholics Ban Contraception2:06:56 13. Platonic Love vs. Christian Love2:09:25 14. Why Monogamy2:14:18 15. Whom to Love
