57 The Life of Plato w/ Robin Waterfield

Ancient Greece Declassified by Dr. Lantern Jack

Dec 31, 202453:39Arts

Even after thousands of years of supposed progress in philosophy, there are still some who maintain that the entire history of western philosophy consists of footnotes to Plato. But who was Plato the man? If there is any...

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