Plato

Roger introduces Plato's Apology as a gateway into the foundational root of the entire Western philosophical tradition. At the heart of this lecture is Socrates standing trial for his life before the city of Athens — delivering not an apology in the modern sense, but a fearless defense of the philosophic life. Guided by an inner divine voice since childhood and charged by the Delphic Oracle as the...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 28, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Clas...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 21, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Clas...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 14, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Clas...

This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on March 7, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Classics Edition...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on February 28, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin C...

This presentation was originally delivered on February 14, 1991 by Roger Weir. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin C...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on February 14, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin C...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on February 7, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Cl...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on January 31, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Cl...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on January 24, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Cl...

This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on January 17, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Cl...

This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on January 10, 1991 This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Classics Editi...

This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on January 3, 1991. This series is a basic introduction to a major root of the entire Western Philosophic Tradition. This is a rare opportunity to survey an essential heritage. We will follow the translations in the Collected Dialogues of Plato, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton University Press. These Dialogues also appear in the Penguin Classics Editi...

In this presentation Roger Weir discusses Plato's theory of education. Weir asserts this is the "single way of teaching all things." This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on July 1, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-education https://sh...

Plato's cosmology. Perhaps the most profound single influence in Western Philosophy. This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 29, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-education https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presenta...

Part two of the Sophist-Statesman tandem leading to "a picture drawn to perfection of the true king and statesman." This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 29, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-education https://shared...

Plato's important clearing up of fundamental existential quandaries frequently enmeshed in unclear language. The first part of a two part dialogue (Sophist/Statesman). This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 15, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/pre...

The most puzzling of all Plato's works. No consensus yet exists on the exact meaning of this mysterious excursion into truth and its way. This is a presentation originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 8, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-ed...

What is Knowledge? Pythagorean in tone this Socratic dialogue finally characterizes the free man who "always has time at his disposal to converse in peace at his leisure." This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on March 1, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/...

In this greatest dialogue of the entire work Plato uses logic and myth to disclose the philosophic structure of Plato's Republic ''By what rules shall man live?'' This presentation was originally delivered by Roger Weir on February 22, 1990. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/prese...

"The most brilliant of all Plato's achievements as dramatic artist.'' A.E. Taylor. This is the seventh presentation in a series about Plato created and presented by Roger Weir. More information about these presentations can be found at https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/plato https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/presentations/platos-theory-of-education https://sharedpresencefoundat...

In this presentation, Roger Weir explains Plato's Phaedrus, challenging the common scholarly view of the dialogue as a disorganized "unraveled tapestry" and arguing instead that it's a carefully constructed religious and psychological experience meant to guide the reader toward self-knowledge. He traces Socrates' unusual journey outside the walls of Athens with Phaedrus, his discussion of the four...

In this presentation on Plato's Protagoras, Roger goes far beyond a standard academic read of the dialogue, arguing that even the most respected scholarly editions (like the Bollingen edition) miss what's actually happening in the text. Mr. Weir frames the dialogue as a hidden battle between Socrates, who represents the pursuit of the soul's real nature, and Protagoras, the great sophist whose spe...

In this presentation, Roger guides us through Plato's Meno, the dialogue that introduces one of philosophy's most enduring questions: can virtue be taught? Weir reveals how Socrates leads the confident but intellectually rigid Meno through a process of productive confusion—famously comparing himself to a stingray that numbs those it touches—until Meno's borrowed certainties give way to genuine per...