With AI assistance, I’ve been developing several interconnected educational projects:
- Indian Philosophy Series — Nearly complete! Covering the full spectrum from ancient Rishis through medieval thinkers to the Buddha.
- Iliad Commentary — Now at Book XI, with accompanying audiobook versions for each book (Books 1-X available). These draw on major scholarly commentaries including Hainsworth, Kirk, and The Cambridge Companion to Homer.
- Pre-Socratic Philosophy — Just launching! Starting with fragmentary thinkers like Heraclitus and Parmenides, with plans to extend to Plato, Aristotle, and beyond.
- Literature & Poetry — Coming soon: similar RAG-supported commentaries on major literary works.
Each lecture and commentary is backed by rigorous research from academic sources. The goal: provide free, accessible academic-level analysis of philosophy and literature to anyone interested. All works will be translated into multiple languages and housed in my open library at http://library.leshley.ca and to follow the lectures and/or audiobook https://tube.leshley.ca/. I will update this blog soon with all of it.
This is essentially an AI-enabled, tuition-free “university” experience — no paywalls, no gatekeepers, just human thought made accessible.