The Surprising Reason Why Plato Hated Innovation

A lecture on the intellectual history of "Innovation." This channel is funded directly by people passionate about the Great Books. Help me keep making more episodes with a paid subscription: johnathanbi.com Some links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-intellectual-history I drew heavily from Benoît Godin's work: * Innovation Contested: https://amzn.to/3Wpp8n9 (affiliate) * My book notes: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/innovation-contested-by-benoit-godin Special thanks to the University of Austin for inviting me to give this lecture last summer (2023). TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 0. Introduction 00:07:28 1. What is Innovation 00:12:03 2.1. The Classical View: Plato 00:17:22 2.2. The Classical View: Innovatio 00:20:54 2.3. The Classical View: Machiavelli 00:24:47 3. The Reformation View 00:29:28 4.1. The Modern View: Utility 00:32:24 4.2. The Modern View: Quantification 00:34:19 4.3. The Modern View: Increase of Knowledge 00:34:36 4.4. The Modern View: Innovation Rehabilitated 00:36:57 5.1. Prescriptions: Innovation as Fetish 00:42:14 5.2. Prescriptions: Critique of Technological Innovation 00:51:12 6. Girard's Philosophy of Innovation 01:09:47 7. Conclusion