Welcome back to The Invisible College, my series of literature courses for paid subscribers. The introduction to and schedule for the 2025 season is here. The 2024 archive is here. This episode, of which the first 20 minutes are free, concerns Plato’s philosophical dialogues Ion, Symposium, and Phaedrus. We consider the roots of Greek philosophy and the character of Socrates; Plato’s war on poetry and sophistry, his philosophy of sex and love, his theory of forms, his totalitarian politics, and his case against media; plus, the real reason Socrates was executed and Jacques Derrida’s deconstructive reading of Plato as writer. Please like, share, and comment! The slideshow corresponding to the episode can be downloaded behind the paywall:
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