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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
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
Thrasymachus outline part 1
Folks, Below is my beginning of an outline of the debate with Thrasymachus. I only cover from 336c to 341c – only the first part of the debate. I’ll try to finish this outline tomorrow, Tuesday but don’t hold me to it. Outlining the debate with Th… Continue reading
Outline of Polemarchus justice debate
folks, here’s my quick summary, etc of the debate between Polemarchus and Socrates on justice (331d – 336c) or pages 976 to 981 in our edition. below my signature is a detailed outline that helps you follow the debate and turning points more close… Continue reading
take “sweet good hope” as your companion when reading Plato
folks, as you trudge through the republic, take sweet good hope as your constant companion. one of my favorite lines from the first three books is from the “introduction” where Cephalus refers to Pindar and says… “…someone who knows that he ha… Continue reading
basic structure of first 3 books (to help in your reading)
folks, i hope you are having a good labor day weekend. i know some of you are reading the first 3 books of the republic trying to get ready for our phone call on tuesday. here’s the very basic structure of the first 3 books: – Introductionfun intr… Continue reading
Republic reading assignment for September, October and November
Folks, Again, great to see some of you at the Met last week for ROAM 3. What a wonderful day we had. I have finally come up with a set of reading assignments to take us through the whole Republic. Sept 2: Books I, II and III (up to page 1052 in ou… 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 →
05. September 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Plato | Tags: Plato | 1 comment