Alan Watts East and West from Wed 30 April | Platonic Esoteric Geometry Part II from Thurs 1 May | Egypt Study Tour (Oct 2025) bookings still open | After Easter we start a new course on Wednesday nights reading Alan Watts (1915-73). Watts was a leader in the Western reception Read more…
| 3 pm Saturday 22 March 2025 | in Brunswick | Guest Speaker: Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides | Bookings Essential CLOSED | Donations Accepted |
The session explores Plato’s representation of Socrates as a drunken follower of Dionysus in the Symposium, a description that opposes his statement that Socrates was never seen drunk (p. 220a). Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides will trace Plato’s use of drunkenness as a metaphor for philosophical initiation across his dialogues, notably the Phaedrus, the Phaedo, and the Laws.
(more…)| Gorgias (from Wed 19 Feb) | Esoteric Geometry (from Mon 17 Feb) | Study Tour of Egypt (from 15 Oct ) | There are still places available for Summer Term evening classes: Also remember that the information webinar for our Study Tour of Egypt (Oct ’25) is on Thursday 20 Feb at 6.30 pm. More Read more…