General impressions-this is the first time I’ve read Plato and I found it much more assessible than I anticipated. I guess that’s why it’s lasted 2400 years (and a great translation pick by our leaders certainly helped).-I was struck by the theme … Continue reading →
08. April 2008 by Arrian
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How’s your Plato reading going? How do you like Socrates’ defense in Apology? Are you inspired, surprised? For those of you who have read Herodotus and Thucydides – you know much more about the political and historical context than you might other… Continue reading →
03. April 2008 by Arrian
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Some thoughts
General impressions-this is the first time I’ve read Plato and I found it much more assessible than I anticipated. I guess that’s why it’s lasted 2400 years (and a great translation pick by our leaders certainly helped).-I was struck by the theme … Continue reading →
08. April 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Plato | Tags: Plato | Comments Off on Some thoughts