What you'll learn
We are studying The Roots of Political Philosophy
- Essential for students of Platonic political philosophy
- Go beyond what you know about Plato and Socrates
- Learn about Wisdom, Courage, Lies, Law, Gain, Justice, The Nature of Man, and more.
- Ten great dialogues explored with the help of Straussian commentaries
- You'll be amazed at the enduring relevance of Plato's deceptively simple dialogues
THE BOOK
Platonic Political Philosophy
"Opening an entirely new dimension of Platonic studies, The Roots of Political Philosophy addresses, in a fresh or unfamiliar perspective, major themes and puzzles such as: the nature of law, of property, and of acquisitiveness; the meaning of Socrates' famous 'demonic voice'; what is at stake in the poetic claim to inspiration; and the psychology of the tyrannic as opposed to the statesmanlike or political personality."
These are the dialogues we'll be discussing:
The Roots of Political Philosophy
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- Hipparchus: The Lover of Gain (109:41)
- Minos: On Law (120:15)
- Lovers: On Philosophy (102:06)
- Cleitophon: The Republic's Missing Conversation (125:18)
- Theages: On Wisdom (93:55)
- Alcibiades I: On the Nature of Man (134:46)
- Laches: On Courage (53:14)
- Lesser Hippias: On the Lie (109:23)
- Greater Hippias: On the Beautiful (84:26)
- Ion: On the Iliad (113:24)
