Plato is sometimes put to other uses. Chapter Twelve: Plato conscripted.
Chapter Twelve: Plato conscripted.
Plato’s cave, yes, Plato’s closet, no.
Month: February 2007
Chapter Eleven: Eidos.
The Philosopher Monarchs.
These days to tell a student that Plato was an idealist condemns him to utter irrelevance.
Chapter Ten: Aristocles (Plato).
Plato and Aristotle on King Street, Newtown.
What can a mere mortal say about Plato.
Chapter Nine: Enter Socrates and exit Sol.
What is worse is that Socrates proposed ridiculous ideas like the equality of women!
Life, meaning, and death.
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Chapter Eight. Lysistrada et al.
Thucydides is a great, but a serious reader should also try Donald Kagan’s four volume study of the war.
The war that never ends continues.
Using the blog for teaching and research.
I replied to the questions in a recording which is attached
I had an inquiry from a research centre on campus about the use of the blog for teaching and research.
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A fashion parade, well not quite.
Forced to be free.
Over the years I have accumulated mementoes from students.
Chapter Seven. Melos.
The war that never ended took a turn for the worse at Melos.