The Third Era of Education
This chapter proposes an alternative to contemporary liberal education, by specifying a form of liberal arts education that is fit for the 21st century. We begin with…
The Third Era of Education
This chapter proposes an alternative to contemporary liberal education, by specifying a form of liberal arts education that is fit for the 21st century. We begin with…
Review of Plato’s Mythoi: The Political Soul’s Drama Beyond
Plato’s Mythoi: The Political Soul’s Drama Beyond. Donald H. Roy. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2018. In Plato’s Mythoi, the Political Soul’s Drama Beyond, Donald H. Roy…
Forbidden Delicacies: The Ideal City, the Luxurious City, and the Marketplace in Plato’s Republic
Socrates describes the “Ideal City” early in Bk. II of the Republic. Glaucon is not satisfied with the constitution. He says that “you make the people feast…
The Poetic Rhythms Correlated with the Five Constitutions in Plato’s Republic
I In the Republic, Socrates holds that there are correlations among the poetic rhythms and the constitutions of state and soul. He does not explicitly tell us…
Soul Music in Plato’s Republic
I In the Republic, Socrates names the musical modes and he correlates them with the different constitutions of state and soul (399a–c).[1] Since Socrates ranks the different…
Democracy is Anarchy in The Republic
Our systems are at the breaking point now. We need more roads, more hospitals, more schools, more nurses, more teachers, more police, more fire, more water, more…