The Robin & Boom Show #15 – Everything Plato, with Dr. Phillip Cary The Robin & Boom Show

Dr. Phillip Cary sheds light on Plato’s philosophy in this latest edition of The Robin & Boom Show. In this podcast you will learn why the ideas of a thinker from the 5th century BC are more relevant today than ever before. Plato offers a valuable antidote to a culture in which goodness, truth, and beauty are so often perceived to be located in the purely immanent. Questions addressed in this podcast include:



* Was Plato a proto-Gnostic?

* Did Plato hate the material body?

* What is the relation between body and soul within Plato’s thought?

* How did Plato’s spiritual psychology become more complex as he matured?

* Does Plato’s spiritual psychology shed light on issues we face in the modern world?

* How do human bodies reflect the forms of ultimate things?

* How did Socrates influence Plato at the beginning of his career, and Aristotle towards the end of his career?

* Does erotic love have spiritual value?

* What is the role of desire in truth-seeking?

* What role did neoplatonism play in in Eastern Orthodox theology?

* How did St. Augustine appropriate Plato’s philosophy for the West?

* Can a contemporary appropriation of neoplatonism shed light on modern issues like malls and movies?



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