The lecture places Plato within a golden age of Greek philosophy where multiple thinkers across different poleis proposed theories and interacted with one another.
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Greek Philosophy
The lecture places Plato within a golden age of Greek philosophy where multiple thinkers across different poleis proposed theories and interacted with one another.
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"...of all, during this time, this was the golden age of Greek philosophy, right? You had lots of philosophers in different polices, different places,..."
"...is that Zoroastria had a major impact on the Greeks. Especially Greek philosophy. In fact, the Greeks didn't consider him just a poet. They..."
"...were superior to us if you read greek literature you read greek philosophy Plato Homer Aeschylus Eubulius they were the best today we suck..."
"...superior to us. If you read Greek literature, if you read Greek philosophy, Plato, Homer, Aeschylus, Euboides, they were the best. Today, we suck...."
"...access to all three major sets of knowledge. The Hebrew Bible, Greek philosophy, and Roman history. Okay? And the major individual in the Bible..."
"...time. But ultimately, these ideas conquer the world, right? Greek theater, Greek philosophy spread all around the world. And the main reason is Macedonia...."
"...we will do Greek theater. And then after that we'll do Greek philosophy which includes Plato, Socrates and Aristotle. Okay?"
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