Episode #004 - Plato

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This episode covers Plato’s most important ideas—his Theory of Forms, the Allegory of the Cave, and the concept of platonic love. It explains how Plato preserved Socrates’ legacy through dialogues and founded the Academy to train future philosophers. It also explores his vision of a just society led by philosopher-kings and how his ideas shaped centuries of thought in philosophy, politics, and knowledge.

Further Reading:

  • The Republic by Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett (2014)​

  • The Allegory of the Cave by Plato, translated by Benjamin Jowett (2016)​

  • Philosopher-Kings: The Argument of Plato’s Republic by C. D. C. Reeve (2006)

  • See the full transcript here.

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