Bringing Plato into the 21st Century: a Discussion on Political and Social Principles Spanning 2,400 Years
What relevance do the principles and ideas of Plato's dialogues have for the modern, technologically-powered world of 8 billion people? In a wide-ranging discussion, James Myers and Michael Fitzpatric...
29 Dec 20241h 41min
Plato's Laws - Book XII, Part 2: The Nocturnal Council Guarding Virtue
Our final meeting on Plato’s longest dialogue, The Laws, concluded with readings from Book XII, where the Athenian expounds on the operation of a special Nocturnal Council that will act as the head an...
28 Okt 20242h 1min
Plato's Laws - Book XII, Part 1: Who Guards the Guardians?
Book XII is the final chapter of Plato’s longest and last dialogue, The Laws, and addresses the challenge of how a community can thrive when its leaders act against the collective interest. Having set...
27 Sep 20241h 51min
Plato's Laws - Book XI: Property and Punishment in Magnesia
Book XI of Plato's last and longest dialogue represents a dramatic shift in tone from Book X, where we began our series on The Laws eleven episodes ago. On July 7, 2024, members of the Toronto, Calga...
2 Sep 20241h 52min
Plato's Laws - Book IX: Legislating the Good for Unjust Acts Committed
In our eleventh meeting on Plato's longest and final dialogue, we set aside Book VIII and moved from Book VII to read selections from Book IX. In Book IX, the Athenian, Clinias from Crete, and Megillu...
5 Aug 20241h 59min
Plato’s Laws – Book VII: Teaching and Legislating for Harmony
In our series on Plato’s longest and last dialogue, The Laws, on June 9, 2024 members of the Toronto, Calgary, and Chicago Philosophy Meetup groups turned to Book VII. There, the three characters – th...
23 Juli 20241h 56min
Plato's Laws - Book VI: Founding and Governing a Virtuous Society
In Book VI of his last dialogue, The Laws, Plato has the Athenian, Clinias from Crete, and Megillus from Sparta discuss the governing structure for Crete’s new colony, to be called Magnesia. It’s a mi...
4 Juli 20241h 59min
Plato’s Laws – Book V: The Soul in Communal Harmony
In Book V of Plato’s Laws, only the unnamed Athenian speaks while the other two characters, Clinias from Crete and Megillus from Sparta, listen to his presentation on the power of the soul, harmony in...
18 Juni 20241h 44min
