Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode in its entirety. Citizens can get the second part here. Continuing from part one on essays from Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988). This preview comes from the middle of the recording, featuring the beginning of our debate about the relation between the three parts of the soul: Wes argues that this Continue Reading …
Ep. 266: Jonathan Lear’s Plato: Psyche and Society (Part One)
Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode. Listen to a preview. On essays from Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988), featuring Mark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth. How does Plato's philosophy hold together, and is it still something we can make use of in the modern age? Our recent explorations of Plato's Timaeus and Phaedo showed us how humanity is supposed to Continue Reading …
Ep. 266: Jonathan Lear’s Plato: Psyche and Society (Part Two for Supporters)
Continuing from part one on essays from Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988). We start off with more about the relation between comedy and tragedy and how these might relate to Plato's stories. We then provide more detail on chapter 10: "Inside and Outside the Republic," including Bernard Williams' objections to Plato and Lear's Continue Reading …
Ep. 266: Jonathan Lear’s Plato: Psyche and Society (Part One for Supporters)
On essays from Lear's Open Minded: Working Out the Logic of the Soul (1988), featuring Mark, Wes, Dylan, and Seth. How does Plato's philosophy hold together, and is it still something we can make use of in the modern age? Our recent explorations of Plato's Timaeus and Phaedo showed us how humanity is supposed to fit into the cosmos, but the details seemed hopelessly archaic: Continue Reading …