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Dialogue on The Critias: The Legend of Atlantis and the Quest for Divine Harmony

Dialogue on The Critias: The Legend of Atlantis and the Quest for Divine Harmony

FromPlato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato


Dialogue on The Critias: The Legend of Atlantis and the Quest for Divine Harmony

FromPlato's Pod: Dialogues on the works of Plato

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Length:
113 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Was the cataclysmic disappearance of Atlantis and its wealth and beauty, nine millennia before Plato wrote about it, real? Or was Atlantis presented as a model and archetypical civilization, sending a humbling message to Plato's time and ours about disorder and discord that arises when the divine nature of the soul is diluted and obscured by lust for possessions and power? On May 2, 2021 participants from the Toronto Philosophy, Calgary Philosophy, and Online Rebels Meetup groups met in this live recorded discussion to consider these and other questions raised by Plato's Critias. We drew parallels to other dialogues of Plato, including Meno, Timaeus, and Phaedrus, as we considered the theory of forms, knowledge as recollection, time as a circular function, and other aspects of Plato's tale of Atlantis that has gripped the imagination since he presented the legend.
Released:
May 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (59)

Welcome to Plato's Pod, a bi-weekly podcast of a group discussion on the dialogues of Plato. The discussion is held through Meetup.com by the Toronto Philosophy and Calgary Philosophy groups and anyone interested in participating, whether to learn about Plato or to contribute to the dialogue, is welcome to join with no experience required! The podcast is hosted by amateur philosopher James Myers and inquiries can be e-mailed to dialoguesonplato@outlook.com. Wherever we go in our discussions we gain knowledge from each other’s perspectives, and for the increase in knowledge we invite everyone to add their voice to the dialogue. Plato, without a doubt, would have imagined no better way than in dialogue for knowledge – the account of the reasons why – to find its home.