127: Plato X - "Er Goes to Hell"

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127: Plato X - "Er Goes to Hell"

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Aug 11, 2020

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In book X of Plato's Republic, he rails on imitative poetry some more, argues for the immortality of the soul, and tells a creepy story about a guy named "Er."

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Aug 11, 2020

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127: Plato X - "Er Goes to Hell"

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