R6 The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful | Plato's Republic, book 6 w/ Gabriel Richardson Lear

<p>Book 6 of the <em>Republic</em> is the work’s core section where Plato lays out his metaphysics. Appealing to his signature Theory of Forms, Plato offers a transcendent vision of <em>the Good</em> as the ultimate source of human knowledge.</p> <p>Joining us to help us unpack this theory is Gabriel Richardson Lear, professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago and author of the book <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691114668/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=greecepodcast-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0691114668&linkId=f3dd98bcb67a1d23ef6eb8efce7fd854"> Happy Lives and the Highest Good: An Essay on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics</a>.</em></p> <p><em>------------------</em></p> <p>Support <em>Ancient Greece Declassified </em>on Patreon: <a href= "https://patreon.com/greecepodcast">patreon.com/greecepodcast</a></p> <p>Or make a one-time donation: <a href= "https://paypal.me/greecepodcast">paypal.me/greecepodcast</a></p>