Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 2: Infinite Potential
The nature of wisdom was a focus at the outset of our second session on Plato’s Phaedo, when members of the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philosophy Meetup groups met on February 6, 2022, to cover pa...
12 Feb 20221h 54min
Dialogue On Phaedo, Session 1: Logic Of The Equal
In our first of three episodes on Plato’s Phaedo, on January 23, 2022 members of the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philosophy Meetup groups considered the properties of the soul that Socrates present...
29 Jan 20222h
Dialogue On Philebus: The One And The Many
Can an algorithm care about its outcomes, and a computer observe itself? These were among the fascinating questions raised in our dialogue on the first part of The Philebus, when members of the Toront...
15 Jan 20222h 4min
Dialogue on The Republic, Session 6: The Immortal Soul
What is justice? This is the question that began The Republic, when Socrates and friends set out to find justice in the city in order to locate it in the citizens. In our final session on The Republic...
18 Des 20211h 53min
Dialogue on The Republic, Session 5: Knowledge of Philosophers
To today’s reader it may seem unusual that the philosopher’s first order of knowledge is number and calculation, yet that is what Socrates prescribes. On November 28, 2021 participants from the Toron...
14 Des 20211h 58min
Dialogue on The Republic, Session 5: Knowledge of Philosophers
To today’s reader it may seem unusual that the philosopher’s first order of knowledge is number and calculation, yet that is what Socrates prescribes. On November 28, 2021 participants from the Toron...
4 Des 20211h 58min
Dialogue on The Republic, Session 4: Philosopher Rulers
When Socrates declared that cities will have no rest from evils until philosophers rule, was he referring to a class of rulers different from the guardians? Examination of The Republic resumed with t...
20 Nov 20211h 55min
Dialogue on The Republic, Session 3: The Guardians, The Virtues, and The Soul
Our examination of The Republic continued on October 31, 2021 as members of the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philosophy Meetup groups discussed parts of Books III and IV. In the passages from 412(b...
6 Nov 20211h 56min
