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URL:https://prometheustrust.co.uk/events/the-platonic-tradition-looks-at-e
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SUMMARY:The Platonic tradition looks at evil - open session in London
DESCRIPTION:Plato calls the great first principle “the Good” and says t
 hat the Gods are rooted in this Good as the primary agents of providence. 
 He says\, in the Republic\, that the Gods are the causes of all goodness\,
  and are not the causes of evil\; he also says\, in the Timaeus\, that the
  universe is good. This presents the philosophers who followed Plato in hi
 s tradition with a problem: how can the existence of evil be explained? Wh
 ere does it come from? What kind of existence can it said to possess? What
  kind of things can be said to be evil in some way?\nWe will look at some 
 passages from Plotinus and Proclus\, and consider for ourselves how this s
 eemingly intractable issue might be understood.\n\nThese evenings include 
 short talks and/or readings from Platonic writings – but we hope they wi
 ll be genuinely interactive\, with all participants invited to contribute 
 to our collaborative search for truth. No previous experience of formal ph
 ilosophy 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 th
 e day or donating through this website\n\nMost of these evenings are self-
 contained and every effort is made to make them accessible to the newcomer
 \, while allowing the great profundity of the Platonic tradition to step f
 orward and speak to us at whatever level our present understanding sits. 
 Some of these sessions are coupled together\, in order to give us the spac
 e to examine more fully particular texts and themes\, but even here we wil
 l ensure that if those attending have missed the first of the two session
 s a recap of what has gone before will help all participants to pick up th
 e main threads of the theme.\n\nPlease download the paper we'll be drawing
  from\, as a PDF\, here: The Platonic tradition looks at evil\n\nThe Trust
  has run similar activities for some 18 years\, and in our experience they
  allow the most profound questions concerning human life\, the nature of r
 eality\, and our interactions\, to be explored at once both seriously and 
 with good cheer. Our aim is to provide a forum for honest and straight-fo
 rward enquiry\, but which is unafraid to explore inward-moving paths too o
 ften neglected by modern schools of thought.\n\nClick on the London tag un
 der Event type to be taken to all upcoming activities in London.
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LOCATION:London - Cecil Sharp House\, 2 Regent's Park Rd \, London\, NW1 7A
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