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URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/know-thyself-the-key-to-platos-yo
 ga-of-philosophy-open-session-in-london/
SUMMARY:"Know Thyself" - the key to Plato's Yoga of Philosophy- open sessio
 n in London
DESCRIPTION:Plato emphasizes the Delphic exhortation “know thyself” in 
 several of his dialogues and in the First Alcibiades\, which was considere
 d by ancient Platonists as the best dialogue to begin the study of the phi
 losophy of Plato\, the phrase plays an especially important part. There ar
 e many reasons why the watchword was considered to be essential for those 
 setting out on the path of wisdom – not the least of them\, because it h
 elps us to avoid the illusion that we know more than we actually do. In th
 e tradition this illusion was known as “the double ignorance” – that
  is to say our ignorance of our ignorance – and almost the first task th
 at falls to Socrates in the dialogue is to show\, with careful tact\, that
  the young Alcibiades is suffering from this condition.\n\nWe will read a 
 few pages from the dialogue and see why this is called by Socrates\, a mos
 t dangerous predicament. We can discuss how important this is at the outse
 t of the philosophic path\, but also we can consider why the Delphic exhor
 tation (which\, it is said\, was displayed to all who entered the oracular
  sanctuary of Apollo) might be a continuing watchword for those who press 
 onward beyond the first steps of that path.\n\nThese evenings include shor
 t talks and/or readings from Platonic writings – but we hope they will b
 e genuinely interactive\, with all participants invited to contribute to o
 ur collaborative search for truth. No previous experience of formal philos
 ophy is required.\n\nAdmission is free\, but we do encourage those who are
  able to donate £5 in order to cover our costs\, either as cash on the da
 y or donating through this website\n\nMost of these evenings are self-cont
 ained and every effort is made to make them accessible to the newcomer\, w
 hile allowing the great profundity of the Platonic tradition to step forwa
 rd and speak to us at whatever level our present understanding sits. Some
  of these sessions are coupled together\, in order to give us the space to
  examine more fully particular texts and themes\, but even here we will en
 sure that if those attending have missed the first of the two sessions a 
 recap of what has gone before will help all participants to pick up the ma
 in threads of the theme.\n\nWe will be drawing from the following paper\, 
 please download the PDF here: Know Thyself - Platos first exhortation\n\nT
 he Trust has run similar activities for some 18 years\, and in our experie
 nce they allow the most profound questions concerning human life\, the nat
 ure of reality\, and our interactions\, to be explored at once both seriou
 sly and with good cheer. Our aim is to provide a forum for honest and str
 aight-forward enquiry\, but which is unafraid to explore inward-moving pat
 hs too often neglected by modern schools of thought.\n\nClick on the Londo
 n tag under Event type to be taken to all upcoming activities in London.
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CATEGORIES:Open session
LOCATION:London - Cecil Sharp House\, 2 Regent's Park Rd \, London\, NW1 7A
 Y\, United Kingdom
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