John McCarthy
Tutor and lecturer at Thomas Aquinas College who delivered a Tutor Talk on Thucydides, specializing in classical political thought and the interpretation of ancient historians.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 48min
"Thucydides as a Philosopher"
Dr. John McCarthy, a tutor and lecturer at Thomas Aquinas College who studies classical political thought, explores Thucydides as a thinker. He traces realism, method, and rhetoric in Thucydides' histories. Short takes: debates over justice versus expediency, how crises reveal human nature, the Melian Dialogue and Sicilian hubris, and history as a guide to prudence.
