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19 Dec

Plato’s Republic (Book V-VII)

By Jon
In Authors, My PhD Comprehensive Exam Experiment, Plato, The Republic of Plato, Titles of Works

3 Waves of Objections/Somatic Unit of Polis (449a-474a; V.1–V.16) Socrates is about to embark on a discussion of the unjust political regimes and the corresponding unjust individuals when he is interrupted by Adeimantus and Polemarchus (449a-b). Men/women are equal in

17 Dec

Plato’s Republic (Books II-IV)

By Jon
In Authors, My PhD Comprehensive Exam Experiment, Plato, The Republic of Plato, Titles of Works

Genesis of the Polis (369a-434d) (367b) They ask Socrates to defend justice for its own sake, not for its benefits to ones reputation. He admits this is no small task. (368c-369a) He proposes to look for justice in the

16 Dec

Plato’s Republic Prologue (Books I – II.10)

By Jon
In Authors, Plato, The Republic of Plato, Titles of Works

PROLOGUE of The Republic “Tales” (myths) about injustice (327a-368d) Bk. I (327a) Socrates was on his way with Glaucon to pray at the Piraeus and see how the festival in honor of the Thracian goddess Bendis would be conducted.

13 Dec

Summary of Plato’s Phaedo

By Jon
In Authors, My PhD Comprehensive Exam Experiment, Phaedo of Plato, Plato, Titles of Works

In the Phaedo, Socrates defends the immortality of the soul and gives an account of the purpose of the philosophical life. The book follows the pattern of an epic poet and resembles an entrance and a return. We can divide the text

07 Nov

American Catholic Philosophical Association Meeting 2016 – San Francisco

By Jon
In Personal, Presentations

On November 3-6, 2016 I delivered a paper in San Francisco again on the topic of custom. This was for the American Catholic Philosophical Association meeting on the topic of justice. The highlight for me was to hear Father James

27 Jun

“Enlightened” Philosophy in Paris

By Jon
In Personal, Philosophy, Presentations, Travels

What you see in the photo above and below is the Pantheon, originally the church of St. Genevieve, the patroness of Paris. In the French Revolution, it was gutted and made into a temple of Reason, that is, a symbol of

14 Jun

How To Make Better Decisions

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In Video

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14 Jun

How To Be Miserable

By Jon
In Video

14 Jun

Life Coach Tips On Getting Unstuck

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In Video

07 Jun

“Why Beauty Matters” by Roger Scruton

By Jon
In Beauty

Many smart people have intuitions about what is ugly and what is beautiful, but most of the same people today think that there is nothing objective about beauty, since they have difficulty explaining it. It seems like preferring Coke over Pepsi