You might have heard of one of the most famous things in all of Plato's philosophy: the noble lie from the Republic. But did you know that Plato has an entire dialogue on lying? Well, this is it. Believe me. I wouldn't lie.
We have all heard of Plato's Republic. And there are other well known Platonic dialogues, like the Apology, Crito, Meno, and Symposium.
But Plato's shorter, lesser known, "forgotten" Socratic dialogues are also a treasure trove.
In this course, you will dive into Plato's Lesser Hippias, a dialogue on lying that unfolds when Socrates questions a comically pompous expert on Homer about the relative merits of Achilles the truth teller and wily Odysseus.
Millerman walks you through Plato's Lesser Hippias in this recorded seminar. It's a dialogue that forces you to think about lying and truth.
Lesser Hippias
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