Thank you for uploading this lecture! Great job. I especially like the open-ended discussion in class that exemplifies Plato's view of what philosophy should be.
Platonic dialogues are almost "non-Socratic" ones. at first the main character says "All I know is that I know nothing" and then at the time we get to the Republic he's like "Here's how the world works, shut up and listen"
Yep, your misanthrope analysis is what happened to me. I am a trust worthy person and I mistakenly assumed most people were pretty much just like me. Mistake. Nice class, I like your channel. Thanks for posting.
Which book (translation) was used in this course? I read this one: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/last-days-of-socrates-plato/1100734186?ean=9780140449280 While listening to the lecture, I found that the english wordings seem a little different from the book I read, most obvious was you guys talking "Harp", in my book, it was "Lyre". In addition, my book never mentioned "harmony" or "song" if I remember correctly, just "tune", and that was it. Could you tell me which Plato/Aristotle books are most recommended and which books are to avoid, and the reasons?
@@sbkarajan Well then, you might appreciate MIT's Internet Classics Archive: classics.mit.edu/Plato/phaedo.html This is the text I assign for this course. It doesn't do much in the way of supporting local book stores, but I'd hate to think that not having enough money to buy a book might be a barrier to someone studying Ancient Philosophy. If I was going to recommend a hard copy of this text for a beginning student, I'd suggest the Hacket "Five Dialogues" collection, which includes Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, and Phaedo.
@@adamrosenfeld9384 Thank you sir!!! Just checked, "Five Dialogues" is in stock in my local B&N, only $10.50! I will get it sometime this week & read it again. I need a paper book, old fashioned.... :) As you mentioned (or warned :)) in your lecture, I almost cried too, while reading Phaedo, the ending!!! I think Socrates was a bit crazy too. :) Wanting or not at all afraid of dying because he firmly believed his soul would live forever. I love your lectures, they make the books very easy to understand and read. Thank you!!!!
only on the surface, because poison = a negative factor in respect to idea of health, which it would fall under, so you could say: poison = disharmony then less disharmony = more harmony more harmony, or more health = better :)
Such an amazing, engaging, hilarious teacher. Thank you so much for this course.
Thank you for uploading this lecture! Great job. I especially like the open-ended discussion in class that exemplifies Plato's view of what philosophy should be.
I went like Thank you God I FOUND THIS, you helped cured my confusion
Loving your lectures dude
Platonic dialogues are almost "non-Socratic" ones. at first the main character says "All I know is that I know nothing" and then at the time we get to the Republic he's like "Here's how the world works, shut up and listen"
you remind me of big joel, what a charismatic teacher
Yep, your misanthrope analysis is what happened to me. I am a trust worthy person and I mistakenly assumed most people were pretty much just like me. Mistake. Nice class, I like your channel. Thanks for posting.
Which book (translation) was used in this course?
I read this one: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/last-days-of-socrates-plato/1100734186?ean=9780140449280
While listening to the lecture, I found that the english wordings seem a little different from the book I read, most obvious was you guys talking "Harp", in my book, it was "Lyre".
In addition, my book never mentioned "harmony" or "song" if I remember correctly, just "tune", and that was it.
Could you tell me which Plato/Aristotle books are most recommended and which books are to avoid, and the reasons?
BTW, I avoid buying from Amazon at all cost, let's move out butt and save local stores including Barns and Noble.
@@sbkarajan Well then, you might appreciate MIT's Internet Classics Archive: classics.mit.edu/Plato/phaedo.html
This is the text I assign for this course. It doesn't do much in the way of supporting local book stores, but I'd hate to think that not having enough money to buy a book might be a barrier to someone studying Ancient Philosophy.
If I was going to recommend a hard copy of this text for a beginning student, I'd suggest the Hacket "Five Dialogues" collection, which includes Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, and Phaedo.
@@adamrosenfeld9384 Thank you sir!!! Just checked, "Five Dialogues" is in stock in my local B&N, only $10.50! I will get it sometime this week & read it again. I need a paper book, old fashioned.... :)
As you mentioned (or warned :)) in your lecture, I almost cried too, while reading Phaedo, the ending!!! I think Socrates was a bit crazy too. :) Wanting or not at all afraid of dying because he firmly believed his soul would live forever.
I love your lectures, they make the books very easy to understand and read. Thank you!!!!
Objection: more poison is worse and less poison is better.
only on the surface, because
poison = a negative factor in respect to idea of health, which it would fall under,
so you could say: poison = disharmony
then less disharmony = more harmony
more harmony, or more health = better
:)