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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 53 MIN

What can Plato teach us about democracy today?

from Big Ideas · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Democracy is on the decline, so could Plato help? Irish scholar Dr David Horan spent 16 years translating Plato's complete works, including his dialogues on the world's first democracy in ancient Greece. So what lessons can we learn from Plato today?This event was recorded at the School of Practical Philosophy in Sydney.Speakers:Dr David HoranLeader of the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in IrelandMember of the Plato Centre at Trinity College DublinAuthor/ translator, The Dialogues of Plato

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