Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 2: If the One is Not, then Nothing Is
Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 2: If the One is Not, then Nothing Is
Season two of group discussions on Plato’s Pod concluded on June 19, 2022, when members of the Toronto Philosophy, Calga... Read more
26 Jun 2022
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1hr 37mins
Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 1: The One and the Many
Dialogue on The Parmenides, Session 1: The One and the Many
In the first of two sessions on the Parmenides, members of the Toronto Philosophy, Calgary Philosophy, and Chicago Philo... Read more
11 Jun 2022
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1hr 51mins
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 3: Harmony in Time
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 3: Harmony in Time
In the conclusion of Plato’s Statesman, the Visitor from Elea describes the role of time and the ruler who understands t... Read more
28 May 2022
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1hr 43mins
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 2: The Mean and The Extremes
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 2: The Mean and The Extremes
We often use the term “social fabric” by way of analogy to the complex economic and governing relationships woven into c... Read more
14 May 2022
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1hr 52mins
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 1: Ripple of Hope
Dialogue on The Statesman, Session 1: Ripple of Hope
Is the leader born with the skills of statesmanship, or else what is the source of the expertise and theoretical knowled... Read more
30 Apr 2022
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2hr 3mins
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 3: The Forms In A Harmony Of Difference
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 3: The Forms In A Harmony Of Difference
Our dialogue on the Sophist concluded on April 3, 2022 when participants from the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philoso... Read more
9 Apr 2022
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2hr 2mins
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 2: The Forms Whole And One
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 2: The Forms Whole And One
Is there relevance today, 2,400 years after Plato raised it in The Sophist, to the question of what “that which is” is? ... Read more
26 Mar 2022
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2hr 3mins
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 1: Continuous Division
Dialogue On The Sophist, Session 1: Continuous Division
While the word “sophist” is no longer in general use, there are many examples today of sophistry which is the selling of... Read more
12 Mar 2022
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2hr
Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 3: Form And Cause
Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 3: Form And Cause
Is the mind the cause of change and of differences in physical outcomes, as Socrates states in the conclusion of the Pha... Read more
26 Feb 2022
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2hr
Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 2: Infinite Potential
Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 2: Infinite Potential
The nature of wisdom was a focus at the outset of our second session on Plato’s Phaedo, when members of the Toronto Phil... Read more
12 Feb 2022
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1hr 54mins