This is our online intermediate course. To find out more details about our online courses please see our dedicated page here. To register please use our google form here (includes full list of dates).
“Whither are you going, my dear Phaedrus, and from whence came you?” With these words Plato opens a dialogue which might be called his manifesto of philosophy: it draws the reader in to a consideration of the fundamental question of human life, touching upon all the primary teachings of the Platonic tradition, and showing how intimately bound love and truth are in the philosophic life of the soul. The Phaedrus is the dialogue which offers Plato’s readers the widest possible frame for viewing the soul as a self-motive adventurer in the divine cosmos, touching as it does the borders of eternity and the strange coils of time.
Our studies will explore the profound ideas that lie behind the dialogue: we will look at the Platonic view of the soul as an immortal creature journeying in the realms of time; the inspirations of Apollo, Dionysus, the Muses, and Eros; our reminiscence of beautiful truths, the experience of divinity as shaping our lives; the path of philosophy as a soul to soul activity, and much more.
This is a 7 week course, taking place on Sundays at 6pm (UK time), starting in January 2025. We use zoom and share thoughts in between sessions on Slack. Full dates are: 19th January, 2nd and 16th February, 2nd, 16th and 30th March, and 13th April 2025.
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