Ep. 265: Plato's "Phaedo": Philosophy as Training for Death (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Socrates and the Ascetic View
Dillan: I find myself alternately taking seriously and then not taking ously all the pieces. How that fits in with the rest of the dialogues is very complicated question, because i think plato, in a way, is ambivlent. So i just wanted to he emphasize once again, this conception of virtue, or the highest good, is one that emphasizes ha contemplative life and wisdom.
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