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Back to SearchS13 E9: Plato's Republic Book VIII - Imperfect Societies
Season 13 Episode 9
How does Plato's ideal state collapse? What kind of society does it become, and what does the soul of the person represented by that society look lik…
15 hours ago
S13 E8: Plato's Republic Book VII - The Allegory of the Cave
Season 13 Episode 8
The perfect society can only be achieved by banishing everyone over the age of 10 and starting fresh! At least, according to Plato. Join us as we dis…
1 week ago
S13 E7: Plato's Republic Book VI - True Philosophers and True Knowledge
Season 13 Episode 7
What makes someone truly a philosopher? How does knowledge differ from opinion? Does evil really exist? Find out as we discuss all this and more, bre…
2 weeks ago
S13 E6: Plato's Republic Book V - Women, Children, and Philosopher Kings
Season 13 Episode 6
Is this the worst book of the Republic? Does Plato think that anything he is describing is achievable? Find out as we discuss Book V, in which Socrat…
3 weeks ago
S13 E5: Plato's Republic Book IV - The State as the Soul
Season 13 Episode 5
Join us as we discuss Book IV of Plato's Republic, which we (surprisingly) both enjoyed! We continue our discussion by reflecting on the necessity of…
4 weeks ago
S13 E4: Plato's Republic Book III - Education and Censorship
Season 13 Episode 4
Is Plato prescribing what he says in the Republic as literal guidance on how to run a state, or is this all just an extreme allegory for the ordering…
1 month ago
S13 E3: Plato's Republic Book II - Injustice and the Origin of Society
Season 13 Episode 3
Thrasymachus, didn't do that bad of a job of arguing in favor of injustice, did he? Glaucon and Adeimantus seem to think so! Join us as we consider t…
1 month, 1 week ago
S13 E2: Plato's Republic Book I - Justice
Season 13 Episode 2
Is it better to be just than unjust, and what makes something subjective? Find out as we discuss Book I of Plato's Republic, breaking down the openin…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
S13 E1: Introduction to Plato's Republic
Season 13 Episode 1
Join us as we begin our discussion of one of the most foundational texts in Western history: Plato's Republic! In this episode, we talk about our pri…
2 months ago
S12 E18: Season Finale: The Student and the University, Part 2
Season 12 Episode 18
In the end, what does Allan Bloom recommend in The Closing of the American Mind? Not much, as it turns out. After an excellent diagnosis of the probl…
2 months, 2 weeks ago