Dan Snow's History Hit Pythagoras' Utopia
Dec 23, 2023
Kristen Ghodsee, an ethnographer and author of Everyday Utopia, joins Dan to discuss Pythagoras' utopia and other attempts at creating paradise throughout history, including gender equality and communal property. They also explore the dualist belief system of the Bogomiles, its influence on the Albigensian Crusade, and the potential for reorganizing life on other planets based on historical experiments.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Utopias throughout History: Pythagoras and Progressive Ideas
02:04 • 13min
Exploring Utopia: Voluntary and Egalitarian Communities
15:23 • 3min
The Bogomiles and the Albigensian Crusade
17:57 • 10min
The Future of Human Settlement: Reorganizing Life on Other Planets
27:27 • 5min