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The Platonic Academy of Melbourne is a non-profit community organisation run by volunteers.

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Evening class

Summer term enrolments now open

Enrolments are now open for Summer evening classes starting the week of Monday 13 February 2023. For all courses, see the Courses page. This year is looking to be our busiest yet. Geometry [BOOKINGS CLOSED] is back and so is the Ancient Greek language course for beginners [BOOKINGS CLOSED]. There Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 3 years24 January 2023 ago
Excursion

A Platonic pilgrimage to Greece

Myths, Morals & Mysticism: A Journey into Platonism | Tour of Greece | 3-12 October 2023 | exit Athens | details and bookings | UPDATE 4 JULY: A couple of places are still available through Touchdown Tours | watch the info webinar | For Spring term 2023 the Platonic Academy Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 3 years20 December 2022 ago
History

A remedy for enthusiasm: why modern science could not be Platonic

Where I grew up, priests were not the least bit interested in philosophy, nor the history of ideas. Then I met the Orthodox. Then I met the Rumanian-trained Orthodox priest Doru Costache, author of Humankind and the Cosmo. Doru took an interested in my thoughts on why Western science became Read more

By Bernie Lewin, 3 years19 May 2022 ago

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