Any Plato fans in the house? Or detractors?
I'm creating this thread because the Aquinas thread was drifting into discussions about Plato. So this thread is for analyzing texts you may be reading (or have read), or for just anything Plato-related you may want to discuss. Neo-Platonism is up for discussion too.
As many of you know, I'm a huge Plato fan. I think his best books are Republic, Symposium, and Apology.
I think the key to understanding Plato (especially when contemplating his early/middle works) is that he's not trying to fill your head with ideas. He's trying to get you to think about things... to shake you out of your learned perspective on things... and offer a new perspective for consideration.
Have you read anything by Plato that you find particularly interesting? If so, what book? And what interested you about it?
I'm creating this thread because the Aquinas thread was drifting into discussions about Plato. So this thread is for analyzing texts you may be reading (or have read), or for just anything Plato-related you may want to discuss. Neo-Platonism is up for discussion too.
As many of you know, I'm a huge Plato fan. I think his best books are Republic, Symposium, and Apology.
I think the key to understanding Plato (especially when contemplating his early/middle works) is that he's not trying to fill your head with ideas. He's trying to get you to think about things... to shake you out of your learned perspective on things... and offer a new perspective for consideration.
Have you read anything by Plato that you find particularly interesting? If so, what book? And what interested you about it?
