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Episode 142: Plato’s “Phaedrus” on Love and Speechmaking

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Golden Compass

Socrates initially says that this is going to be a renunciation just like they've taken a lysius down a few pigs. He really kind of bitch slaps Homer for not being able to figure out why Homer lost his eyes. And Socrates is going to top them all by actually doing his palinode before he gets punished. So writers, if you go blind, it's because of what you wrote. It's not for any other reason at all.

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