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How to Read Plato (opens the original)
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Plato does not lecture you.Most people want a lecture, because it is easier. But Plato makes you work for the truth. He hides it in drama, irony, bewilderment, and love. The story is part of the teaching. The setting, the speakers, and even your own confusion are a philosophic lesson.Next week we begin Plato’s masterpiece, the Republic. Plato is philosophy. Read this book well, and you have a guidepost for the entire Western tradition. The Republic is worth the work. It will change your life.So
How to Read Plato’s Republic like CS Lewis (opens the original)
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A Conversation on Plato’s Crito (opens the original)
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A 15 Question Guide to Plato’s Crito (opens the original)
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Bartleby, the Scrivener by Melville (opens the original)
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What has the modern age done to the human spirit?Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, we end Short Story September with “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street” by Melville - a seemingly simple tale about men in a law office that becomes a puzzling, existential tale. Dcn. Garlick is joined by two excellent guests: Mr. Joey Bremer, a teacher at Holy Family Classical School and an iconographer studying at the King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts in London, and “Montana” of Mo
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