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| Topic | Status |
|---|---|
| Start hereIntroduce yourself: what brought you to Plato?Welcome thread for new readers · Community | Opening soon |
| The CaveAre we still in the cave?Screens, feeds and the shadows on the wall · Republic VII | Opening soon |
| MethodCan the Socratic method be used on yourself?Self-examination, journaling and honest doubt · Method | Opening soon |
| EthicsIs it really worse to do injustice than to suffer it?Testing Socrates' boldest claim from the Gorgias · Gorgias | Opening soon |
| PoliticsShould philosophers rule?Plato's case for philosopher-kings, and the objections · Republic | Opening soon |
| PoliticsGlaucon's challenge: would you keep the Ring of Gyges?Justice, reputation and invisibility · Republic II | Opening soon |
| MetaphysicsDo the Forms exist?Platonism, universals and the Third Man · Parmenides | Opening soon |
| KnowledgeIs learning really recollection?The slave-boy geometry lesson in the Meno · Meno | Opening soon |
| EthicsEuthyphro's dilemma, still unsolved?Is the good good because it is commanded? · Euthyphro | Opening soon |
| LoveWhat does the Symposium teach about love?Diotima's ladder of beauty · Symposium | Opening soon |
| SocratesWas Socrates guilty?The trial of 399 BCE, from the jury's side · Apology | Opening soon |
| ReadingBest translations and reading orderRecommendations for first-time readers · Resources | Opening soon |
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- Argue with ideas, not people.
- Quote the text and give the reference (for example, Republic 514a).
- Be willing to change your mind. Socrates would.