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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 essential heritage. We will follow the translations in t... more
December 26, 2023Symposium - Presentation 7"The most brilliant of all Plato's achievements as dramatic artist.'' A.E. Taylor.This is the seventh presentation in a series about Plato created and presented by Roger Weir.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 30minPlay
December 23, 2023Phaedrus - Presentation 6The great conversation about love as the beginning of the understanding that we should seek "The Beyond" and about the nature and function of language in this seeking.This is the sixth presentation of a series on Plato created and presented by Roger Weir in 1990.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 24minPlay
December 21, 2023Protagoras - Presentation 5Socrates questions the greatest Sophist of the day about what it is exactly that he teaches. One of Plato's most enduring portraits of men juggling the roots of ethics and social power. Is "Man the Measure of all things?"This is the fifth presentation in a series on Plato created and presented by Roger Weir.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 30minPlay
December 19, 2023Meno - Presentation 4Can goodness or essential virtue be taught on the basis of remembrance from past lives? What teacher could do this? Socrates says: "Such a man would be a solid reality among shadows."This presentation by Roger Weir was originally delivered on January 25, 1990.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 22minPlay
December 16, 2023Gorgias - Presentation 3Socrates' dialogue with the famous teacher of Rhetoric who champions Power as the greatest good for man leading to happiness.This presentation by Roger Weir was originally delivered on January 18, 1990.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 26minPlay
December 13, 2023Phaedo - Presentation 2The Dialogue concerned with life after death during Socrates final hours of life in prison.This presentation by Roger Weir was delivered on January 11, 1990.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 30minPlay
December 10, 2023Apology - Presentation 1The traditional beginning of Platonic philosophy. The reported statements made by Socrates during the trial at which he was condemned to death by the state.This presentation by Roger Weir was delivered on January 4, 1990.More information about these presentations can be found athttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platohttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-educationhttps://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato-iiMore presentations by Roger Weir are available at the Shared Presence Foundation website and on our YouTube channel...more1h 21minPlay