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2018-03-28 NSPRM - Plato - Parmenides (hyp1) - X's and Y's

Dialogue(s): parmenides Chapters: hyp1 Sections: 137c-138e (P1-P34) Attendees: Pierre, Barbara, David, JulieH, Eldar, Regina Highlights 0:00:30 to 0:29:34 - Regina brings in a question about 'οὗ' possibly being able to mean 'Self', but it doesn't really go anywhere. If you like, skip to 29:37. 0:29:37 - Barbara reviews what we did last time, and what the assignment was from there: Looking at all the P paragraphs in hyp1 (from P1 to end/P106): Which of the P's refer to the One, and which to the Self? Re. the dialectic: Which of them are definition, which are division, which are demonstration, and which analysis? Pierre reviews Definition, Demonstration, Division, and Analysis: The four structural parts of dialectic (writing on the board) as laid out by Proclus. Division: The goal is how the many are (or may be considered) one. Definition and Analysis are converses Demonstration and Division are converses (0:38:12 to 0:4: -- Pierre leaves to get something out of his car, and the group reviews) (47:01 .. still waiting for Pierre..) ; 47:55 Barbara reads from p353 in Proclus' Commentary, section 1003: The four stages/procedures of the dialectic: Definition, Division, Demonstration, Ana

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