How to Combine Contemplation & Action | Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar

Interview with Katharina Volk on Cicero & Caesar. 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-interview-with-katharina-volk-cicero-caesar Companion lectures and interviews: * Lecture on Shakespeare's Caesar: Coming soon. * Katharina Volk on politically-engaged Epicureans: https://youtu.be/HkPd2A0jQY8 * Katharina Volk on Stoicism: https://youtu.be/tHbdG_Q4hbY Professor Volk's Book: * The Roman Republic of Letters: https://amzn.to/4fsFD9K (affiliate) * My book notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/roman-republic-of-letters-by-katharina TIMESTAMPS 00:00 0. Introduction 03:51 1. Intellectual Life in the Late Roman Republic 25:02 2. Cicero's Intellectual Life 51:39 3. Caesar's Intellectual Life 01:04:17 4. The Dangers of Combining Action and Contemplation