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Books 8 and 9 Landmark Herodotus – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Herodotus Books 8 and 9. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Herodotus-September2008-Books8and9.mp3 Continue reading
Thanks again!
Hi Everyone, What a great experience it was to read and discuss Herodotus with all of you! Though I’m a little sad our book group has come to an end, I love the feeling of having lived for so many months with one of the greatest works of western c… Continue reading
Happy Monday – parts of the soul?
Hey folks, How are you doing this Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. There’s some really good stuff in Republic IV – so keep your reading going and look forward to it. At one point, Plato gets back to “justice in an individual.” (section 435) He… Continue reading
have heart, read on to some wonderful stuff in plato
folks, if you are at all discouraged by some of socrates’ rules for the republic (like the suppression of innovations in music), then have heart. read on. on page 1057 (section 425), Socrates takes an interesting turn when he states that beyond ed… Continue reading
Socrates bans new music…threatens the whole system
Folks, Page 1056 of our edition (section 424) “Above all, they must guard as carefully as they can against any innovation in music and poetry….the guardians must beware of changing to a new form of music, since it threatens the whole system.” I’… Continue reading
Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, The Inevitable Cons
Hi Fellow Readers, After the last call and our discussion about Xerxes, I promised to forward this article “Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, The Inevitable Cons” by Michael Macoby from the January 2004 issue of HBR. Better late than neve… Continue reading
Abraham Lincoln quote
Dear Phil & Co. My husband has an antique plaque with the following Abraham Lincoln quote: “I do the very best I know how; the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. If the end brings me out alright, what is said against me… Continue reading
September 2008 Plato – Republic – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the September Plato call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Plato-September2008-Republic.mp3 Continue reading
Thanks for the great call, 5 pages a day method
Folks, Thanks for the great call last night. I look forward to speaking to some of you today, Wednesday at 3pm NYC time in our call with Prof Susan Neiman. For those of you having trouble keeping up with Plato reading, then I might suggest you con… Continue reading
Susan Neiman call – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for special Susan Neiman call in early September. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Susan-Neiman-September2008.mp3 Continue reading →
10. September 2008 by Arrian
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