Tethered Souls

We pick up on pg. 252 and we discuss the erotics, the need for a craftsman of love, and how that fits into the wider discussion about erotic love in relation to philosophy.

Here we explore the discussion through the lens of the talk given by Eurychmachus and others on the nature of eros related to virtue.

We explore the philosophical journey through the lens of Plato's Symposium by exploring the nature of eros further as a love for wisdom.

We explore the meaning of virtue and eros's relationship to it as the philosophical life.

Members explore the question of Agathon's relationship with Socrates as an avenue for understanding Plato's Symposium. This opens up several questions about the nature of dialogue in general as well as this specific dialogue as a means for arriving at the meaning of love in relation to wisdom. Along the way, we have some fun as well and discuss a variety of topics at the intersection of human relationships, psychological dispositions, cognitive training, illumination, transparency, and why the French seem to be so interested in eros.

This week Tethered Souls continues the discussion on what is the Socratic Method and how it fits in one's philosophical journey toward truth, understanding, and genuine knowledge. We take a dip in Plato's Symposium by addressing the nature of love, eros, and how it contributes to the overall nature of philosophy as well as an instance of the Socratic discussion.

Herein we discuss the nature of philosophy through the lens of the Socratic method as a vehicle to truth, knowledge, and understanding. The Socratic method becomes the primary, the best, and pedagogical way for arriving at truth and is, arguably, necessary to an understanding of all subjects. We situate this discussion in the nature of education and what it has become in the American school system. It serves, in part, as a critique and a call to take up the Socratic method, which we briefly describe.

Here we discuss some of the basic items in Socratic discussion and how to have a good successful discussion as a means for arriving at truth. Come along with us as we explore Socratic discussion amidst a culture that has lost the art of conversation but also the means for arriving at truth.

Here the tethered souls group reflects on the nature of the 'journey' and what it means to turn inward as is often described in the Plato, Augustine, and Descartes tradition of thought. By considering these ideas, we look ahead to the nature of discussion as a means for arriving at truth and a way to gain wisdom for the journey ahead.