R4.5 Anatomy of the Soul | Plato's Republic, book 4 w/ Jonathan Lear
Ancient Greece Declassified
Plato's Theory of the Soul
i reached out to one of the few people in the world who is an expert in both ancient philosophy and psychoanalysis. Jonathan leader was mentioned briefly back in episode r two point five, when i was asking our guest rachel barney about the its of the city's sol analogy. lear wrote a paper that is still required reading for any scholar working on the connections between the polus and the individual psyche. He also serves as director of the new bower collegium for culture and society. And his most recent book is called wisdom won from illness.
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