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Epinomis by Plato

Epinomis by Plato

FromPhilosophy Audiobooks


Epinomis by Plato

FromPhilosophy Audiobooks

ratings:
Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Epinomis (ΕΠΙΝΟΜΙΣ) may not have been written by Plato. The text praises mathematics and astronomy as the purest forms of religious expression by arguing that God implanted mathematical tendencies in humans and that the stars are subject to divine influence. Photograph: Versailles, Maison Close, Petit Place, Mars 1921 (Brothel, Versailles, Petit Place, March 1921) by Eugène Atget.
Released:
Feb 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (78)

Unabridged philosophy audiobooks including writing by Plato (Parmenides), Aristotle (Economics), Cicero (On Moral Duties) and Plotinus (Enneads). Topics discussed include ethics, justice, law, logic, metaphysics, God, happiness, love and beauty. Each book has been streamlined by merging separate LibriVox recordings into a single seamless whole with no interruptions. Painting: La Perle et la vague by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry.