Johnathan Bi

Johnathan Bi

Lectures & Interviews on the Great Books www.johnathanbi.com

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May 10, 2025 88 mins

An interview with Murray Shanahan on philosophy and AI consciousness.

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You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-murray-shanahan-on-ai

Companion Interviews:

* Reid Hoffman on the Killer App of AI: https://youtu.be/AGMZ4m3oHuw

* Tyler ...

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An interview with Reid Hoffman

For more on how you can get involved with Cosmos including roles we are hiring for & how to receive our grants, visit: https://johnathanbi.com/cosmos

You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-reid-hoffman-on-ai

Companion Interviews:

* Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, Jobs, and War: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

* Nick Bostrom on how to AGI-proof Your Life...

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An interview with Cornell's Tad Brennan on Stoic ethics & religion

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/interview-with-tad-brennan-on-stoic-religion

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Companion lectures and interviews:

* AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy

Further Reading:

* AA Long, Epictetus Amazon (affiliate)



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An Interview with Martha Nussbaum

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-martha-nussbaum-on-war-requiem

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Interview with AA Long on Hellenistic Philosophy

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-anthony-long-on-hellenistic-philosophy

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Interview with GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-republic

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Interview with Michael Wooldridge

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I made this video as a fellow of the Cosmos Institute, a 501c3 academy for philosopher-builders.

* Read the Cosmos Institute Substack ► https://bit.ly/3XK5T7k

* Subscribe to the Cosmos Institute on YouTube ► @cosmosinstituteaixhf

* Follow Cosmos’ founder and my friend Brendan McCord on X ► https://bit.ly/3Y9pFLb

Companion Interview:

* Professor Tyler Cowen on AI, US-China, War, and Jobs: https://youtu.be/t6Je8EKhUyw

Nick Bostrom Book:

* D...

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I made this video as a fellow of the Cosmos Institute, a 501c3 academy for philosopher-builders.

* Read the Cosmos Institute Substack ► https://bit.ly/3XK5T7k

* Subscribe to the Cosmos Institute on YouTube ► @cosmosinstituteaixhf

* Follow Cosmos’ founder and my friend Brendan McCord on X ► https://bit.ly/3Y9pFLb

You can read the full transcript here: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-tyler-cowen-on-ai


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An Interview with Berkeley's GRF Ferrari

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Read the full Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-phaedrus

Companion lectures and interviews:

* GRF Ferrari on Plato’s Republic (Coming soon)

Further Readings:

* Plato, Ph...

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An interview with Carlos Eire

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Full Transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlos-eire-on-christian-history

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A lecture on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

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Professor Eire’s book on levitation (affiliate): https://amzn.to/4gtHg6X

Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-carlos

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* Full transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-stephen-greenblatt-on-shakespeare-creative-genius

Companion lectures and interviews:

* Lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: https://youtu.be/wTVCgnorJFE

* Stephe...

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An interview with Stephen Greenblatt on Shakespeare's social ambition.

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Companion lectures and intervi...

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A lecture on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-shakespeare-julius-caesar

Companion lectures and interviews:

* Katharina Volk on the lives of Cicero and Caesar: h...

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An interview with Christopher Kelly on Rousseau's case for censorship

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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-christopher-kelly-on-censorship

Companion lectures and interviews:

* My lecture on Rousseau’s First Discourse: https://youtu.be/C8ucJ29O1kM

* Christopher Kelly on Heroe...

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Interview with Brian Leiter on Nietzsche's Moral Antirealism

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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-interview-with-brian-leiter-on-moral-antirealism

Companion lecture:

* Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality Explained: https://youtu.be/M0w2eQ-FcE

Professor Leiter's books with relevance to...

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A lecture on Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

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* Full transcript: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-rousseau-second-discourse

Companion lectures and interviews:

* My lecture on Rousseau’s First Discourse: https://youtu.be/C8ucJ29O1kM

* Frederick Neuhouser on Self-Esteem: https://youtu.b...

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