Exiting The Cave

Boethius warns us off of bodily pleasures, through the mouth of Lady Philosophy, because they give you a hangover.

Also, a segment from a lecture by Dominican Father Dominic Legge, on the question of intellectual pleasure. You can find the original lecture here.

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Philosophy Tells us why Glory is a poor substitute for true happiness. 

Also, a segment from a Paula Gooder lecture, on the question of glory. You can find the original lecture here. 

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Lady Philosophy has been walking us through the various false routes to happiness, and this week, we revisit the question of power.

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In this podcast, I will be outlining the theory of Forms, beginning with why Plato might have concocted the theory in the first place, moving next to what exactly the theory is and how it works, and finishing up with an analysis of the criticisms of the Forms offered by Parmenides (primarily), and a few others since. 

For all the snide dismissals of Plato's theory, nobody has ever bothered to explain to me why the Forms are no longer taken seriously, or how they’ve been shown to be disreputable. The point of the podcast is to answer for myself those 'why' and 'how' questions. In order to be confident of why I ought to either accept or reject this theory, I need to understand the theory, and to understand it, I need to portray it to myself, as closely as possible as Plato would have portrayed it to himself. Along the way, I hope you find this useful as well.

Philosophy explains to Boethius how the pursuit of honor and respect in this world, is no path to happiness.

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I know all 9 of you have missed me. But fear not! I am returning on October 4 with all new episodes of The Consolation of Philosophy! Stay Tuned!

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Philosophy and Boethius discuss the insufficiency of wealth to the attainment of happiness. In the analysis, we shall see that Boethius is signaling his departure from Aristotle, here.

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Boethius debates Aristotle on the nature of the Summum Bonum, and comes down on the side of Plato.

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Philosophy prepares Boethius for his turn toward the truth. 

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Philosophy explains the utility of adversity to virtue, and regales us with a paean to love. 

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