Meno asks "Can virtue be taught?" and gets more than he bargained for. What is virtue? Moreover, what it teaching? Can we know anything at all? This dialogue contains the famous teaching that all knowledge is recollection. (2 hours)
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A one-on-one session with me. We will establish the text and agenda beforehand, so that you can get the most out of the session. Like having your own personal professor!
5 one-on-one session with me. We will establish the text and agenda beforehand, so that you can get the most out of the session. Like having your own personal professor!
Socrates’ defense of his life before the people of Athens, which also contains his understanding of what it means to be wise, and what a philosophic life ought to be. A must read! (2 hours)
A younger Socrates meets the eminent sophist Protagoras, who at one point taught "Man is the measure of all things." They have a respectful and fascinating conversation about the nature of wisdom and virtue. How does Protagoras do? (2 hours)
The book of political philosophy. Also about education, wisdom, virtue, eros, and has the famous cave allegory. If you haven’t read this, are you even educated? (4 hours)
