The New Historia - Alex Petkas:
Alex Petkas is a classicist by training, specializing in the literary and political activities of Platonist philosophers of late antiquity. He holds a BA from Trinity University and a PhD from Princeton University. He has published widely on Greek literature and philosophy, including classical Athenian oratory, and late Roman court rhetoric. He co-edited the volume "Hypatia of Alexandria" (Mohr Siebeck, 2020) with Dawn LaValle. His dissertation research was on Hypatia of Alexandria and her student Syne.
Video Title: Plato Uncovered: Building Influence in the Ancient and Modern World. Source: Justin Murphy. Date Published: May 2, 2023. Description:
What can the ancient philosopher Plato teach us about building a network and thriving in today's intellectual economy? I talk with Alex Petkas, a Princeton PhD in classics, who shares insights on Plato's rise and his brand-building strategies within the decentralized world of Athens in the late fifth and fourth centuries BC, where widespread literacy and the new media technology of writing created an intellectual landscape strikingly similar to the one we inhabit today.
