EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 35 MIN
Meno On the Ideas of Plato
from The Plato Library · host Plato
In which the multifarious and sometimes contradictory expressions of Plato’s doctrine of ideas are surveyed with a tempered eye, revealing them as poetic symbols and philosophical aspirations rather than rigid teachings, intimately intertwined with notions of the soul’s immortality and the pursuit of knowledge. This account also traces the echoes and transformations of these ancient ideas through subsequent philosophical thought, emphasising their enduring spirit that elevates the divine and ideal above the material and mundane.
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In which the multifarious and sometimes contradictory expressions of Plato’s doctrine of ideas are surveyed with a tempered eye, revealing them as poetic symbols and philosophical aspirations rather than rigid teachings, intimately intertwined with notions of the soul’s immortality and the pursuit of knowledge. This account also traces the echoes and transformations of these ancient ideas through subsequent philosophical thought, emphasising their enduring spirit that elevates the divine and ideal above the material and mundane.
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