web02.fireside.fm Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:26:19 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Cosmopolitics” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/cosmopolitics Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0500 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 158: As Above, So Below: On Plato's 'Timaeus' https://www.weirdstudies.com/158 bbaf69ec-ce49-4e6a-b5b3-aa06ae06c697 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:30:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 158 As Above, So Below: On Plato's 'Timaeus' full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel JF and Phil discuss Plato's speculative retelling of the creation of the universe. 1:36:22 yes <p>In this episode of Weird Studies, we delve into the mysterious depths of Plato's <em>Timaeus</em>, one of the foundational texts of our civilization. In his characteristic brilliance, Plato blends cosmology and metaphysics, anatomy and politics to tell a creation story that rivals the most fantastical mythologies, yet he does it while remaining grounded in a philosophical rigor that announces a radically new way of thinking the world. Here, Phil and JF try unravel the layers of the dialogue, revealing how Plato's vision of a divinely ordered cosmos echoes through the corridors of esoteric thought from antiquity to modern times.</p> <p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a>.<br> Buy the Weird Studies sountrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow noopener">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" rel="nofollow noopener">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel's <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Bandcamp</a> page.<br> Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, <em><a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmophonia</a></em>.<br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a><br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get the T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Bureau</a>!</p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>Plato, <em>[Timaeus](<a href="https://hackettpublishing.com/history/history-of-science/timaeus" rel="nofollow noopener">https://hackettpublishing.com/history/history-of-science/timaeus</a>]</em>(Donald Zeyl Edition) <br> Earl Fontenelle, <a href="https://shwep.net/podcast/platos-timaeus/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast</a> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Thoth" rel="nofollow noopener">The Book of Thoth</a> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock" rel="nofollow noopener">Graham Hancock,</a> British journalist <br> Hesiod, <em><a href="https://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Theogony</a></em> <br> Hermes Trismegistus, {Emerald Tablet](<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Tablet" rel="nofollow noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Tablet</a>) <br> <a href="https://iep.utm.edu/hadot/" rel="nofollow noopener">Pierre Hadot,</a>, scholar of classical philosophy <br> Eugene Wigner, <a href="https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/%7Ev1ranick/papers/wigner.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">“The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences”</a> <br> Jean-Pierre Vernant, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-origins-of-greek-thought-jean-pierre-vernant/7729742?ean=9780801492938" rel="nofollow noopener">The Origins of Greek Thought</a></em> <br> Lionel Snell, <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/SSOTBME-Revised-essay-Ramsey-Dukes/dp/0904311082" rel="nofollow noopener">SSOTBME</a></em> </p> plato, timaeus, dialogue, analysis, meaning, summary, weird studies, Atlantis, demiurge, creation story In this episode of Weird Studies, we delve into the mysterious depths of Plato's Timaeus, one of the foundational texts of our civilization. In his characteristic brilliance, Plato blends cosmology and metaphysics, anatomy and politics to tell a creation story that rivals the most fantastical mythologies, yet he does it while remaining grounded in a philosophical rigor that announces a radically new way of thinking the world. Here, Phil and JF try unravel the layers of the dialogue, revealing how Plato's vision of a divinely ordered cosmos echoes through the corridors of esoteric thought from antiquity to modern times.

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REFERENCES

Plato, [Timaeus](https://hackettpublishing.com/history/history-of-science/timaeus](Donald Zeyl Edition)
Earl Fontenelle, The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast
The Book of Thoth
Graham Hancock, British journalist
Hesiod, Theogony
Hermes Trismegistus, {Emerald Tablet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Tablet)
Pierre Hadot,, scholar of classical philosophy
Eugene Wigner, “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences”
Jean-Pierre Vernant, The Origins of Greek Thought
Lionel Snell, SSOTBME

]]> In this episode of Weird Studies, we delve into the mysterious depths of Plato's Timaeus, one of the foundational texts of our civilization. In his characteristic brilliance, Plato blends cosmology and metaphysics, anatomy and politics to tell a creation story that rivals the most fantastical mythologies, yet he does it while remaining grounded in a philosophical rigor that announces a radically new way of thinking the world. Here, Phil and JF try unravel the layers of the dialogue, revealing how Plato's vision of a divinely ordered cosmos echoes through the corridors of esoteric thought from antiquity to modern times.

Support us on Patreon.
Buy the Weird Studies sountrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia.
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop
Find us on Discord
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!

REFERENCES

Plato, [Timaeus](https://hackettpublishing.com/history/history-of-science/timaeus](Donald Zeyl Edition)
Earl Fontenelle, The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast
The Book of Thoth
Graham Hancock, British journalist
Hesiod, Theogony
Hermes Trismegistus, {Emerald Tablet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Tablet)
Pierre Hadot,, scholar of classical philosophy
Eugene Wigner, “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences”
Jean-Pierre Vernant, The Origins of Greek Thought
Lionel Snell, SSOTBME

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