The Essay - Greek and Latin Voices (Plato)

Chris Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford, introduces the life, work and teaching method of the Greek Philosopher Plato

The Essay - Greek and Latin Voices (Plato) - Episode 1

Chris Pelling considers how Plato's great 'mouthpiece', Socrates, is associated with a method of inquiry and a way of life rather than any particular creed or doctrine.

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The Essay - Greek and Latin Voices (Plato) - Episode 2

MM McCabe, Professor of Ancient Philosophy at King's College, London, explores the question: 'What is knowledge?'.

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The Essay - Greek and Latin Voices (Plato) - Episode 3

Chris Emlyn-Jones explores Plato's idea of philosophy as a drama in which characters reveal emotion and intellectual conflict.

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The Essay - Greek and Latin Voices (Plato) - Episode 4

Moral philosopher Mary Warnock examines how Plato's conception of the world was very different from our own, and how his view shaped his ideas.

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