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Plato's Symposium
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It's like um the allegory of the cave do you know that plato's allegory of the cave um so i advise anyone who doesn't know what that is to just go and go on youtube and learn about it it's basically taking the red pill that once you see something you can't see it once you learn something you can't.
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And the way that we do in Plato's Republic you have discussions of techne which is the same idea.
But like i remember reading plato's republic because i was like on vacation.
I go crazy over prepping so for Agnes Callard I read Plato's symposium five times in a row.
Tyler Cowen The Rubin Report · Feb 2019 Well I think it's like you know Plato's Republic right.
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Plato's Symposium and related classical works by Plato represent foundational texts in Western philosophy, exploring the nature of love, ideal forms, political justice, and the pursuit of ultimate truth through structured Socratic dialogues. On Modern Wisdom, Charlotte Fox-Weber discussed Plato's Allegory of the Cave, advising listeners to study the concept as a transformative realization akin to taking the red pill, where once a profound truth is seen, it cannot be unseen. On Timcast IRL, Jay Dyer discussed classical philosophical ideas regarding techne from Plato's writings. W. Keith Campbell mentioned reading the Republic during a vacation on Modern Wisdom, while Nat Eliason referenced the same work in a conversation about ideal governance and philosophical archetypes. Furthermore, Tyler Cowen revealed on The Rubin Report that he read Plato's Symposium five times consecutively to prepare thoroughly for an interview with philosopher Agnes Callard. Across these diverse podcasts, hosts and guests frequently invoked Plato's timeless dialogues to ground contemporary discussions in classical political theory, self-awareness, psychological transformation, and the rigorous pursuit of philosophical understanding.
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Charlotte Fox-Weber It's like um the allegory of the cave do you know that plato's allegory of the cave um so i advise anyone w… 1
“It's like um the allegory of the cave do you know that plato's allegory of the cave um so i advise anyone who doesn't know what that is to just go and go on youtube and learn about it it's basically taking the red pill that once you see something you can't see it once you learn something you can't”
Jay Dyer and the way that we do in Plato's Republic you have discussions of techne which is the same idea 1
“and the way that we do in Plato's Republic you have discussions of techne which is the same idea”
Nat Eliason well I think it's like you know Plato's Republic right 1
“well I think it's like you know Plato's Republic right”
Tyler Cowen I go crazy over prepping so for Agnes Callard I read Plato's symposium five times in a row 1
“I go crazy over prepping so for Agnes Callard I read Plato's symposium five times in a row”
W Keith Campbell but like i remember reading plato's republic because i was like on vacation 1
“but like i remember reading plato's republic because i was like on vacation”
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“you've done Plato's allegory of the cave and you've seen what the real world looks like you know that light is important”