| Plato’s Republic Part 2 [BOOKED OUT]| Starting Tuesday 18 August | Online-only |
If you ever wanted to take a close look at the higher philosophy outlined in Plato’s Republic, then this course [BOOKED OUT] might be for you. It covers the Divided Line, the Allegory of the Cave, the education program for the philosopher rulers, and we finish with the Myth of Er.
(more…)| 12 noon Sat 11 July | Syme Centre +online | Dr Studebaker online from the USA | with Q & A | Bookings | Free event | [UPDATE: WATCH THE RECORDING]
For our 2026 Timewell Memorial Lecture, we are pleased to have Dr Benjamin Studebaker live from the USA. Dr Studebaker will speak to a tradition of Platonic scholarship that takes seriously Plato’s Republic as a model for good governance.
Please join us at the Syme Centre in Carlton where the lecture will be delivered via zoom and followed by a Q & A with the speaker. If you can’t make it to the venue, then you can also attend online. |Details & Bookings|[UPDATE:WATCH THE RECORDING]
| Plato’s Republic Part 1 | Starting Tuesday 2 June | in Carlton +Online |[UPDATE:BOOK PART 2]
Some folks say that the Republic is one of those books you should read before you die. We Platonists say that the Republic is a book you read before you wake up and start living.
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