In episode 226 of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. David Talcott to discuss his forthcoming book, Plato, in the Great Thinkers series from P&R publishing.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkers_pensees/0:00 - Intro to David Talcott's book, Plato
10:03 - Who is Plato?
16:59 - The Socratic Problem
23:48 - Why Socratic Dialogue?
31:28 - What's Plato's best Dialogue?
33:10 - Plato argues against ancient materialism
41:49 - Plato's Beauty vs. Materialism
45:51 - Plato's View of Knowledge
51:19 - Do We Recollect The Form of Horse or Grasp it?
57:15 - God and the Forms
1:01:10 - Did Plato Prepare the Way for Jesus?
1:05:35 - Plato's Views of God