Josh Bowman chats with Winston Brady of Thales Press and Thales Academy, along with Josh Herring of Thales College in North Carolina. We discuss the definition, style, future, purpose, and beauty of classical education, along with its relationship to place and the Ciceronian Society generally.
Thales Academy: https://www.thalesacademy.org/
Thales Press: https://www.thalespress.org/
Thales College: https://www.thalescollege.org/
The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Panel and paper proposals are due September 1, 2025.
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0:00 Introduction
1:59 Why Thales
7:27 Founding
10:35 What is Classical Education
18:01 Curriculum & Press
26:22 College & Certificate
33:34 Out of Higher Ed
44:43 Place
55:56 Looking Ahead
1:09:24 Ciceronian Crossover
1:16:59 To Learn More about Thales
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Introduction
- (00:01:59) - Why Thales
- (00:07:27) - Founding
- (00:10:35) - What is Classical Education
- (00:18:01) - Curriculum & Press
- (00:26:22) - College & Certificate
- (00:33:34) - Out of Higher Ed
- (00:44:43) - Place
- (00:55:56) - Looking Ahead
- (01:09:24) - Ciceronian Crossover
- (01:16:59) - To Learn More about Thales
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