| Plato’s Republic Part 2 | 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 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: LINK TO RECORDING HERE SOON]
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: LINK TO RECORDING HERE SOON]
| 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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