Description
Dan discusses history with famed historian, political commentator and classicist Victor Davis Hanson.
Dan’s research and book list
Victor Davis Hanson Website
1. The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece by Victor Davis Hanson
2. The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny by Victor Davis Hanson
3. Who Killed Homer?: The Demise of Classical Education and the Recovery of Greek Wisdom by Victor Davis Hanson and John Heath
4. Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience by Victor Davis Hanson
5. Fields Without Dreams: Defending the Agrarian Ideal by Victor Davis Hanson
6. The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization by Victor Davis Hanson
Rudolfs –
Rather good interview. Sound quality was subpar. While I did get to know Hanson’s world view, most of it was not examined in detail. For example, Hanson states that he believes that human nature does not fundamentally change, but I find it hard to believe, since humans are not exempt from evolutionary pressures (we have inadvertently domesticated cats, so why not humans).
Christopher –
What an interesting man.