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SUMMARY:How are the Forms Participated? — Three Imperfect Analogies
DESCRIPTION:A core tenet of Platonic philosophy is that\, in some manner\, 
 sensible things participate eternal forms\, or ideas. Near the beginning o
 f the fourth book of his commentary on the Parmenides\, Proclus examines t
 hree different analogies\, inherited from earlier teachers in the traditio
 n which attempt to illustrate or explain participation. Proclus argues tha
 t all three capture something about participation which will\, at least\, 
 be of some use to beginning students\, but Proclus also warns his readers 
 that “We must realize that none of these analogies has any scientific va
 lue\, nor do all of them together adequately grasp the true nature of part
 icipation in the divine forms.” They can only take us so far\, before we
  must leave them behind or be hopelessly misled by them.\n\nIn this sessio
 n\, we’ll follow Proclus in examining those three analogies\, in the hop
 es of better understanding the challenging yet critical issue of participa
 tion. As Thomas Taylorinvites\, “Let us now proceed to consider the mode
  in which forms or ideas are participated\, following the divine Proclus a
 s our leader in this arduous investigation.” This discussion presumes th
 e reality of participation\, asking not whether it occurs\, but rather\, h
 ow participation could work\n\nThese open sessions usually run twice on th
 e same day to accommodate different time zones (see below for details on h
 ow to register). They take particular topics or passages from Plato and ot
 her writers in the tradition - these are open to anyone interested\, and t
 hey attract a wide range of participants. We usually begin with a short 5 
 or 10 minute 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 idea
 s which arise. The UK timed one begins at 7.45pm UK time and the Americas 
 begins at 7.30pm\n\nWhere a short text is to be discussed you will find it
  available for downloading a few days before the date of the session. This
  session will be run by David Nowakowski and you can find the paper here: 
 How are the forms participated? three analogies...\n\nThere are no fees pa
 yable. 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 assist
 ance in the cultivation of the inner self - the soul - for\, says Plato in
  the Timeaus\, “we are not terrestrial plants\, but blossoms of heaven.
 ” We understand the tradition to be profound and cohesive\, and one tha
 t repays the long-term effort required to truly embed oneself in it. Our 
 approach is not exclusive - we value other traditions for their insights -
  nor is it dogmatic or an attempt to proselytise: however we are serious i
 n our attempts to fathom the depths of the tradition\, to identify its fou
 ndations\, and where its teachings seem to run counter to accepted thinkin
 g to investigate them thoroughly rather than rejecting them prematurely. T
 hus our point of focus is on the teachings of the tradition and most espec
 ially our own inner response to them.\n\nBy joining our studies you are ma
 king no commitment beyond that of co-operating with us in our exploration 
 of those truths which have inspired a company of men and women most lumino
 us in their understanding\, and unsparingly generous in their teaching.\n\
 nYou must register separately for the two sessions- links below:\n\nTo reg
 ister for the Americas time zone session (7.30pm EDT)\, please click here.
 \n\nTo register for the UK time zone (7.45pm BST) please click here.
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