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Philosophy before Plato

“The soul possesses a logos which grows itself.” So wrote Heraclitus of Ephesus, whose sayings are all the more enigmatic because they survive only in fragments. Philosophy emerged in the 6th century and was flourishing across Greece and its colonies Read more…

By Bernie Lewin, 4 years8 October 2021 ago
Lecture

Lullabies for the dying

Open lecture | Existentialist Society (Melb) | 2-4pm, Sat, 2 Oct | zoom UPDATED: recording here For Plato, scientific discourse (logos) is all about making arguments that can be found to be true or false either by reference to experience Read more…

By Bernie Lewin, 4 years20 September 2021 ago
Online meeting

Sunday Philosophy Café (lockdown special)

While this Melbourne lockdown is dragging on and on and on…, we thought to catch-up for a casual philosophy chat. Join us on this zoom link for morning coffee on Sunday (12Sept21) from 10.30 am (Melb time). This is an Read more…

By Bernie Lewin, 4 years7 September 2021 ago

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