Ep 3: Plato I: The Forms

1/3/2025

The Eternal Argument

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The Theory of Forms & The Cave — Post-Socrates Athens. Plato tries to stabilize a crumbling world by positing a perfect, eternal realm beyond our senses.

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The Theory of Forms & The Cave — Post-Socrates Athens. Plato tries to stabilize a crumbling world by positing a perfect, eternal realm beyond our senses.

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Ep 3: Plato I: The Forms

The Eternal Argument

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