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36 | What is Utopia? Part II. Plato's Republic (with Owen Alldritt)

What's Left of Philosophy

English - April 20, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
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In this episode, we talk with Owen Alldritt about justice. We come to Plato’s defense against the Western philosophical canon, mostly in spite of ourselves, and insist on the True coinciding with the Good. What does this all have to do with utopia, you ask? As it turns out, Plato is a realist and he thinks we can know the Good in itself, organize our cities accordingly, and realize justice…or at least philosophers can. Good luck to everyone else! 

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References: The Republic, by Plato 

Owen Alldritt: moonbear.substack.com  | @AlldrittOwen 

Music: Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com 

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