13 - Plato’s Republic 3: City of Pigs, Army of Dogs
Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast
English - October 05, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Education philosophy political theory history politics plato political philosophy aristotle history of ideas political thought theory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode covers the first part of book 2 of Republic. Glaucon and Adeimantus take over the conversation with Socrates and challenge him to prove that it’s good to be good. Glaucon gets wild with a ring of invisibility. The gang builds a utopian city of pigs and meets an army of good-natured dogs.
Pod Art: Marijke Bouchier
Theme music: David Zikotivz, Clayton Tapp
Ancient music: Michael Levy
Editing, episode art and social: Sepideh
Adeimantus: Rebecca Amzallag
Glaucon: Zachary Amzallag