10 Best Plato Podcasts

1. The Republic by Plato presented by ejunto.org

Plato's most popular dialogue, The Republic, argues for social justice by subjecting the individual to complete state control. The Republic also ...includes Plato's famous allegory of the cave.more
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2. Timaeus by Plato - Free at Loyal Books

'Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study, should speak ...first, beginning with the generation of the world and going down to the creation of man…' 'Timaeus' is usually regarded as one of Plato's later dialogues, and provides an account of the creation of the universe, with physical, metaphysical and ethical dimensions, which had great influence over philosophers for centuries following.more
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3. Plato

Los Angeles, California, US
This series is a basic introduction to a major root source of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essent...ial heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press.more
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4. The Symposium by Plato - Free at Loyal Books

The Symposium is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with the genealogy, nature and purpose of ...love, on another level the book deals with the topic of knowledge, specifically how does one know what one knows. The topic of love is taken up in the form of a group of speeches, given by a group of men at a symposium or a wine drinking party at the house of the tragedian Agathon at Athens.more
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5. Plato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato

Canada
Welcome to Plato's Pod, a bi-weekly podcast of group discussions on the dialogues of Plato held through Meetup.com. Anyone interested in participa...ting, whether to learn about Plato or to contribute to the dialogue, is welcome to join with no experience required! Wherever we go in our discussions we gain knowledge from each other's perspectives, and for the increase in knowledge we invite everyone to add their voice to the dialogue.more
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2 episodes / month Avg Length 111 min Play Get Email Contact

6. The Republic - Plato

Michigan, US
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political the...ory, and arguably Plato's best known work. In it, Socrates and various other Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man by constructing an imaginary city ruled by philosopher-kings. The dialogue also discusses the nature of the philosopher, Plato's Theory of Forms, the conflict between philosophy and poetry, and the immortality of the soul.more
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7. Apology of Socrates

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The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of ...'corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel' (24b). 'Apology' here has its earlier meaning of speaking in defense of a cause or of one's beliefs or actionsmore
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8. Phaedrus by Plato

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'For there is no light of justice or temperance, or any of the higher ideas which are precious to souls, in the earthly copies of them: they are seen ...through a glass, dimly…' Socrates and his earnest friend Phaedrus, enjoying the Athenian equivalent of a lunchtime stroll in the park, exchange views on love and on the power of words, spoken and written. Phaedrus is the most enchanting of Plato's Erotic dialogues .more
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