Dr. Shadi Bartsch on Eastern vs. Western Philosophy

<p>Ryan speaks with Dr. Shadi Bartsch about her new book <a href="https://geni.us/wtf6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism</em></a>, the controversial role that Greek classics are taking in China, the surprising similarities between western and eastern philosophical interpretations, and more.&nbsp;</p><p>Dr. Shadi Bartsch is an American academic and author and the Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. Shadi is an expert on Roman Stoicism, the reigns of Hadrean, Nero, and Augustus, and <a href="https://geni.us/Ob1ntIq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Aeneid</em></a>, which she translated in 2021. She has written and/or edited thirteen books, including the acclaimed <a href="https://geni.us/yJeNy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural</em></a> and <a href="https://geni.us/9hPPkfe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Mirror of the Self: Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire</em></a>. Shadi can be followed on Twitter <a href="http://@shadibartsch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ShadiBartsch</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>✉️&nbsp; Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">T