{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F33b3c994-2e22-4b94-bee9-f6f9c9aed0fb","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"QUINTUS CURTIUS | The Quest for Virtue\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/33b3c994-2e22-4b94-bee9-f6f9c9aed0fb\"></iframe>","title":"QUINTUS CURTIUS | The Quest for Virtue","description":"~ My 100th Episode! ~ \nMy guest this week is George Thomas, but you may know him better by his pen name, Quintus Curtius.\nHe's an attorney, MIT graduate, former marine officer, author, and the translator of the timeless work of philosophy, Cicero's \"On Duties.\" \u00a0\nCicero wrote \"On Duties\" to his son, passing along fatherly wisdom to aid the boy in his education.\nAnd the gift that Quintus Curtius has given all of us, as men and women, is to reach back across more than 2000 years, just before the Christian era, to find a snapshot of a moment between father and son that I think that many of us today, are longing for.\nIn our conversation, George and I discussed:\nHis Own Background and Life Path\nThe Origins and Structure of \"On Duties\"\nPhilosophy and Time Travel\nThe Value of Anger\nMen's Obligation to Pursue Virtue\nReligion vs. Philosophy\nAn Appreciation of Fine Firearms\nWATCH ON YOUTUBE\nhttps://youtu.be/z3pSspEVuYA \nMENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST\n\"The Mutilation of Responsibility\" Essayhttps://qcurtius.com/2023/01/21/the-mutilation-of-responsibility/ \nCONNECT WITH QUINTUS CURTIUS\nhttps://qcurtius.com/ https://twitter.com/QuintusCurtius \nRENAISSANCE MENTORSHIP\nThe world says masculinity is toxic.Everything the world says is backwards.That means masculinity is medicine.\nFind out more:\nhttps://renofmen.com/mentorship\nTHE RENAISSANCE OF MEN\nhttps://www.renofmen.com https://www.instagram.com/renofmen/ https://twitter.com/renofmenhttps://youtube.com/@renofmen","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/077d5416-18ed-4332-a23d-bbdca2b970df/j_NeNa4rnItxJ1OYds7sRGv3.jpg"}