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The Forgotten Life of Aristotle's Son

8 Oct 2026 · 9:20 · S6 E254

While Plato and Socrates dominate the philosophical narrative, their students often fade into the footnotes. In this episode, we shift focus to Nicomachus, the son of Aristotle, whose life offers a rare glimpse into the private world of ancient intellectual families. We explore how Aristotelian philosophy was practiced not just in lecture halls, but within the household, examining the role of women like Pythias, who managed the Academy’s finances after Hermias’s death. Through letters and historical fragments, we reconstruct the daily realities of a philosopher’s family in the late fourth century BCE, revealing the tensions between public duty and private grief. This conversation moves beyond abstract ethics to look at the human cost of preserving knowledge, asking what it truly means to carry on a teacher’s legacy when the stakes are personal survival and political exile.

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