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2016-08-05 NSPRM Parmenides plg - Preserving the Dialectic by First Beholding the Self

Stefanos sections: 129b-c,136b-c From Barbara: A smallish group today: Gina, Dave, Brad, Me, Pierre, and Josh. Pierre began the session by asking, "Is it worthwhile being clear about what Parmenides says the nature and power of that which can destroy the dialectic?" We started at 135B-C. Pierre asked about this passage, "Is this a perfect description of Socrates?" Then we went to Socrates at 129 B-C to examine Socrates' position to see if it matched. Then we went back to 135B-C Pierre said. I believe around 53mins into the tape, "You'll lose the power of reasoning if you don't realise the realm of Beings is the Self." Also, the discussion at the beginning is about a YouTube account I found that has all 10 parts of Pierre's PRS talk on "Why thinking Christians should become Platonists/" It's interesting that a guy who's studying at Wesleyan University, Indiana (A Christian College) has collected and grouped Pierre's videos. Take care all, Barbara Jeff's Notes: - PG: regarding the indiana wesleyan fellow - what effect is the "Why Thinking Christians Should Be Platonists" video having on him and his students? - PG: what would it take to produce a "socrates and jesus" dialogue as a vid

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