The Surprising Reason Why Plato Hated Innovation

A lecture on the intellectual history of "Innovation."

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I drew heavily from Benoît Godin's work:
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Special thanks to the University of Austin for inviting me to give this lecture last summer (2023).

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 0. Introduction
00:07:28 1. What is Innovation
00:12:03 2.1. The Classical View: Plato
00:17:22 2.2. The Classical View: Innovatio
00:20:54 2.3. The Classical View: Machiavelli
00:24:47 3. The Reformation View
00:29:28 4.1. The Modern View: Utility
00:32:24 4.2. The Modern View: Quantification
00:34:19 4.3. The Modern View: Increase of Knowledge
00:34:36 4.4. The Modern View: Innovation Rehabilitated
00:36:57 5.1. Prescriptions: Innovation as Fetish
00:42:14 5.2. Prescriptions: Critique of Technological Innovation
00:51:12 6. Girard's Philosophy of Innovation
01:09:47 7. Conclusion