Selfish Heroes Make Great Leaders | Christopher Kelly on Rousseau

An interview with Christopher Kelly on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's case for heroes.
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* Full transcript: open.substack.com/pub/johnath...
Companion lectures & interviews:
* Rousseau's first discourse lecture: • Science Is Poisoning Y...
Professor Kelly's Book (affiliate):
* Rousseau as Author: amzn.to/4bX9JQD
* My book notes: www.johnathanbi.com/p/roussea...
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 0. Introduction
00:04:38 1. What is a Hero
00:20:40 2. Why Heroes are Dangerous
00:26:07 2. Why Society Needs Heroes
00:33:53 3. Why We Can’t Have Heroes in the Modern World
00:56:33 4. What are Alternatives to Heroes

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Some links to further guide your study: * Join my email list to be notified of future episodes: greatbooks.io * Full transcript: open.substack.com/pub/johnathanbi/p/transcript-for-christopher-kelly?r=l66v& Companion lectures & interviews: * Rousseau's first discourse lecture: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnYlH1obrRkoa8 Professor Kelly's Book (affiliate): * Rousseau as Author: amzn.to/4bX9JQD * My book notes: www.johnathanbi.com/p/rousseau-as-author-by-christopher TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 0. Introduction 00:04:38 1. What is a Hero 00:20:40 2. Why Heroes are Dangerous 00:26:07 2. Why Society Needs Heroes 00:33:53 3. Why We Can’t Have Heroes in the Modern World 00:56:33 4. What are Alternatives to Heroes

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... or I'm just really good about cutting out the times where I do interject them :)

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I didn't want this one to end. Sublime. I'll be buying Rosseau's First Discourse and will finally getting around to reading The Social Contract which has been on my book shelf for a couple of years now. Thanks, Jonathan.

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[@nothimbutbetteractually]

We're more technologically advanced than we are prone to use those advancements for radical good. In between incredible simplicity and complex motives lay being a hero.

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you da real hero for this interview

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Can we expect the same lectures and interviews on eastern philosophies and the great books of ancient China, India, Islam, and the Middle East?

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Hopefully. Although I think islam/middle east strictly falls under "western canon" ... abrahamic tradition + interfacing with aristotle/plato ... it was through islam that aristotle was recovered I believe in the west. So that will be part of this series.

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[@rafaelludicanti2]

Think about Achilles in Ifigenia. The Iliad may focus on his wrath, but he was raisen by Quiron, and his nobility at the play lead him to defy alone his own mirmidons to protect her. "Tell him to be an authentic man." Is her message for her kid brother. Achilles avenge Patroclos with rage but he's right when he argues to agamamnon about Criseides. Heros have nobility in their heart. It is all about beauty.

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🔒’d in

[@amenos33]

I wish the guest had challenged you more on what feels like is your key takeaway from rosseau: that his concept of the hero can be understood as a way to legitimize selfishness in the business community and even taking it one step further, that we don’t go far enough as a society / culture to respect “heroes” in the entrepreneurial community. It’s an enormous leap as well as a wrong one. Despite that, this is still a great discussion. Though the affection for the Carlylian “great man” is never substantiated effectively.

[@amenos33]

I’m sorry “in Sparta, where they have proper morals” lol what?? You mean where they hunt slaves for sport?

[@bi.johnathan]

What makes you think that’s my “key takeaway”? That was just one off handed example I threw in. Not that central to this interview considering most business people are motivated by greed not glory.

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[@paulthomas281]

I could not agree more. The hero in my life is the Buddha. He has been the singular reason for me to focus on my bodily strength to improve my mental well-being. India no longer has the heroes of Krishna and The Buddha. China abandoned Confucius. The results are devastating.

[@bi.johnathan]

We are in uncharted waters

[@refoundable]

Tell me who your heroes are, and I'll tell you who you are.

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Larry June.

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no glory -> yes gg lories