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Join us as we discuss the historical background of Plato's Republic.

Welcome to the Academy Podcast! Today Austin and Aaron discussed book I of Plato’s Republic. In this discussion, Austin and Aaron introduced the main dialogue of the book, present the virtue of the elderly, and define important terms such as techne (skill in craft), episteme (theoretical knowledge) and eudaimonia (complete happiness), and how they relate to Plato’s view of Justice. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you would like to support the Academy Podcast please subscribe to our show and leave a positive rating. Feel free to email us directly at theacademypodcast@outlook.com with any questions or feedback you may have.You can also follow us on social media at the following links for additional content!

Welcome once again to the Academy Podcast! In this week's episode, we discuss book II and II of Plato’s Republic. We go over the origins of Plato’s fictional society, introduce the Guardian class in the Republic, define thumos (spirit), and give an introduction to Plato’s philosophy on education. It was a fantastic discussion and we know you will enjoy it! If you would like to support the Academy Podcast please subscribe to our show and leave a positive rating. Feel free to email us directly at theacademypodcast@outlook.com with any questions or feedback you may have.You can also follow us on social media at the following links for additional content!

Hope your last week was well, here is the third installment on our coverage of Plato’s Republic. In this episode we focus in on the transition between book III and IV of the Republic. We discuss Plato’s mythical lie for the basis of his society, the necessity of a good education, introduce the concept of the soul, and talk about whether good men need rules. This episode digs a bit further into a smaller section of the book so there is a lot of good material in this episode. If you would like to support the Academy Podcast please subscribe to our show and leave a positive rating. Feel free to email us directly at theacademypodcast@outlook.com with any questions or feedback you may have.You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitter @academy_podcast for any and all additional content!

In this episode we cover the four virtues which Plato says are necessary for both the good state as well as the good individual; wisdom, courage, self-discipline, and justice. We define each of these in detail and lay the foundation for Plato’s ethical philosophy. The second part of this episode covers the psychology of the Platonic soul, the soul of three parts which contains reason, spirit, and appetites represented by the head, the heart, and the stomach respectively. This is certainly just an introduction to the Platonic theory of the soul and is definitely a topic we will revisit! As always, please be sure to subscribe, leave a good rating, and share with your friends.