Online Great Books Podcast cover image

#10 - What Is Justice? Plato's Republic: Book I

Online Great Books Podcast

00:00

Is This Book an Inspiration to Utopians?

The first 50 hundred lines or so are very importanfor setting everything up. But behind there is this big question. Is it a book, a practical manual of government? Is it meant to be? It's about as practical a manual for discussion as a wine tasting at my housemn. i end up with that loose talk in a web of ideas that don't quite hang together on complete analysis. As you go through, things develop. The question is: where in that conversation are we saying the idea that we want to turn into a vast thesis and o vast vision for what government should be?

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app