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URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/the-hero-and-the-philosopher-in-p
 latos-apology-an-online-open-session-2/
SUMMARY:The Hero and the Philosopher in Plato’s Apology - an online open 
 session (Americas-timed)
DESCRIPTION:Plato presents Socrates in his Apology as a philosophical count
 erpart to a Homeric hero – and the mythic nature of this Socrates spills
  over into other Dialogues. What is the alignment of philosopher and hero?
  What are the initiations through which the philosopher-hero is required t
 o pass?\n\nWe take particular topics or passages from Plato and other writ
 ers in the tradition - these are open to anyone interested\, and they attr
 act a wide range of participants. We usually begin with a short 5 or 10 mi
 nute introduction to the subject in hand and (when appropriate) a reading 
 of a short text: this leaves a good hour or so to discuss the ideas which 
 arise (this will be posted here and emailed to those who have registered).
 \n\nThere are no fees payable. The Trust sees the Platonic tradition as a 
 spiritual one: not only a guide for the outer life\, but especially to be 
 treasured for its assistance in the cultivation of the inner self - the so
 ul - for\, says Plato in the Timeaus\, “we are not terrestrial plants\,
  but blossoms of heaven.” We understand the tradition to be profound an
 d cohesive\, and one that repays the long-term effort required to truly em
 bed oneself in it. Our approach is not exclusive - we value other traditi
 ons for their insights - nor is it dogmatic or an attempt to proselytise: 
 however we are serious in our attempts to fathom the depths of the traditi
 on\, to identify its foundations\, and where its teachings seem to run cou
 nter to accepted thinking to investigate them thoroughly rather than rejec
 ting them prematurely. Thus our point of focus is on the teachings of the 
 tradition and most especially our own inner response to them.\n\nBy joinin
 g our studies you are making no commitment beyond that of co-operating wit
 h us in our exploration of those truths which have inspired a company of m
 en and women most luminous in their understanding\, and unsparingly genero
 us in their teaching.\n\nRegister here for the Americas-timed session\, wh
 ich will take place on Tuesday 20 January at 19:30 EDT: https://forms.gle/
 C6iFXuycYjZHh7ad9\n\nHere is a short study paper we will use to explore th
 is subject: Hero and the Philosopher
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