BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99@prometheustrust.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260503T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260712T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T003141Z URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/the-essentials-of-the-philosophy- of-plato-and-his-tradition-3/ SUMMARY:The Essentials of the Philosophy of Plato and his Tradition DESCRIPTION:This is a course designed to give a broad view of Platonism and to bring to light some of the more neglected aspects of the tradition. Ou r particular aim is to lay before participants the possibilities of Platon ic philosophy as a spiritual path\, exploring the insights of the ancient tradition while avoiding a dogmatic approach. The course is run over four Sunday afternoons\, where the study/discussion will be underpinned by stud y papers and some background papers.  We will use zoom for the study sess ions and our space on Slack to share thoughts and materials. All times are UK.\n\n\n\nSession 1 May 3rd\nIntroduction\n\n \;\nWhat is philosophy ? Why philosophy? The Platonic tradition\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 2 – May 10th\nMetaphysics 1\n\n \;\nThe One or the Good\, the Gods of the Pla tonic tradition\, Being\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 3 – May 17th\nMetaphysi cs 2\n\n \;\nThe intelligible and the visible\, eternal ideas and temp oral\nmanifestation \;\n\n\nSession 4  – May 24th\nSoul 1\n\n  \;\nSelf-motivity &\; immortality\, reason &\; freewill\, the path o f\nthe soul \;\n\n\nSession 5 – May 31st\nSoul 2\n\n \;\nThe so ul’s powers\, activities\, and faculties\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 6 – J une 7th\nDialectic\nDialectical questions: division\, definition\, demonst ration and\nanalysis \;\n\n\nSession 7 – June 14th\nEros\nThe Sympo sium and Diotima’s path of love\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 8 – June 21st\ nVirtue\nFour primary virtues – and the direction of the soul’s activi ties\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 9 – July 5th\nMyth\nPlato’s use of philo sophical and poetical myth\n\n \;\n\n\nSession 10 – July 12th\nPhil osophy as initiation\n\n \;\nThe mysteries\, theurgy. And a look back at the whole course.\n\n\n\n \;\n\nWe try to keep the numbers low and ask you to commit to attending all the sessions if possible.\n\nFor more i nformation on the course\, please go to the dedicated page here. This cour se is free but donations are welcome. We also offer some of our student ed ition paperbacks at a discount- you will receive more information on regis tration. We encourage you to read these to get a feel for both the traditi on and our approach to it. Registration is via google form here.  The reg istration form also has information on how to join Slack.\n\nAny questions \, please use the education contact email address in the footer to get in touch.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads /2024/05/pexels-quang-nguyen-vinh-222549-6877022-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Course LOCATION:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9yCZhU8NWNUd1Z8V5qmPhnr _3lAGxUiZhkOCbeOdT-Zr0gw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114354682088708996697 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR