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HoP 096 - Dominic O'Meara on Neoplatonism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Philosophy of Plato's Republic

I think he talks now and then about how we should lead our lives. He's mostly interested in, you might say, your personal life ... living with the people who are near you or around you. So he does talk about it but he seems to think of it primarily as a matter of living a balanced life yourself and living well with others. I also mention at one point the idea that if you have reached theoretical wisdom, you may want to use this theoretical wisdom to translate it so to speak for the benefit of the people around you.

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