The Theology Pugcast Everything You Know about Plato is Wrong! (An Interview with David Talcott)
Jan 29, 2024
In this episode, David Talcott, a philosophy professor, debunks misconceptions about Plato. Topics covered include Plato's harmony with Christianity, his rejection of Alcibiades' advances, his communist lifestyle concept, the allegory of the cave, the importance of mathematics in understanding his ideas, and his theology and soteriology.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Plato and the Misconceptions: Debunking Myths and Highlighting Harmony
01:45 • 8min
The Rejection of Alcibiades
09:58 • 14min
Plato's Communist Lifestyle for the Elite
24:13 • 5min
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
29:01 • 11min
Exploring the Depths of Reality and Consciousness
40:29 • 5min
The Importance of Mathematics in Understanding Plato's Ideas
45:12 • 12min
The Connection between Grammar and Categorization in Philosophy
57:24 • 2min
Plato's Theology and Salvation
59:13 • 4min
Plato and Aristotle's Knowledge and Longing for an Unchanging Good
01:03:15 • 2min