Thank you for this video. I studied Plato with this extraordinary teacher Dr. Horan in Ireland years ago. In addition to the subject being intriguing, the discussions were eye opening and life changing. Thank you for your life’s work Dr. Horan and sharing it with us🙏
The question - What is Justice? - is crucial for us today. Thank you, Dr. Horan for staying on the case, ensuring that assumptions, flawed ideas and ill-informed judgements are scrutinised and challenged through the lenses of wisdom and Plato.
Funny that philosophers and academics in modernity were taught Plato so much that there was a counter-movement in Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze, etc who would critique Plato’s philosophy as over-idealistic, dependent on the pure forms. In turn too few people end up studying the classics because of all the criticism of them and the desire to create the new. But as an academic exercise, I cannot think of much more valuable than reading through Plato’s repertoire. Plato’s dialogues unfold time after time. They never read the same twice.
I’ve been, lucky enough to study Plato with Dr David Horan in Australia, Greece and Ireland. Dr Horan is a genius and a very humble man, his wife Francis is also extraordinary. I throughly Recomended anyone to do this, you do not need to be an academic just open minded. Such great growth and memories. Thank you Dr Horan, Francis and all the wonderful people who made this possible.
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Has this video persuaded you to read some of Plato's dialogues? Let us know what you found. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this video. I studied Plato with this extraordinary teacher Dr. Horan in Ireland years ago. In addition to the subject being intriguing, the discussions were eye opening and life changing. Thank you for your life’s work Dr. Horan and sharing it with us🙏
Nasrin, thanks for that great comment.
The question - What is Justice? - is crucial for us today. Thank you, Dr. Horan for staying on the case, ensuring that assumptions, flawed ideas and ill-informed judgements are scrutinised and challenged through the lenses of wisdom and Plato.
That's great to hear. If you're interested in a different definition of justice, have a look at Plato's Laws, 863 and onwards.
Glad it was helpful, and yes, relevant today too.
An impactful and inspirational interview - thank you.
Great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for your comment.
I can't agree more. Reading Plato is a transformative experience that made a big difference in my life.
Great to hear this.
Very Interesting!
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.
the audio quality is awful can barely hear him
Funny that philosophers and academics in modernity were taught Plato so much that there was a counter-movement in Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze, etc who would critique Plato’s philosophy as over-idealistic, dependent on the pure forms. In turn too few people end up studying the classics because of all the criticism of them and the desire to create the new. But as an academic exercise, I cannot think of much more valuable than reading through Plato’s repertoire. Plato’s dialogues unfold time after time. They never read the same twice.
Thanks for that interesting and thoughtful comment. David Horan would surely completely agree that it's really valuable to read Plato's dialogues.
I'm sure someone once said that all Western philosophy and ideas are a footnote to Plato
I’ve been, lucky enough to study Plato with Dr David Horan in Australia, Greece and Ireland. Dr Horan is a genius and a very humble man, his wife Francis is also extraordinary. I throughly Recomended anyone to do this, you do not need to be an academic just open minded. Such great growth and memories. Thank you Dr Horan, Francis and all the wonderful people who made this possible.