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2018-05-28 NSPRM - Plato - Parmenides (131e-132c) - Thoughty Thoughts

Dialogue(s): parmenides Chapters: plg Sections: 131e-132c (P16-P26) Attendees: Pierre, Barbara, Regina, JulieH, Belinda, Ingmar, Eldar, JeffS Synopsis As usual, our study group works through Plato's dialogue, Parmenides . This morning we continue our work in the Prologue section, 131e-132c, where Parmenides deals with Socrates' 'theory of forms' (as it is usually called in Amer-Euro academic philosophy), and the absurdities produced by it. (Academia has largely ignored this section and credited/blamed Socrates and Plato with holding to this theory, when, as so plainly shown here, it has severe problems and Socrates has to give it up.) Topics Covered Pierre hands out translations of the beginning of the Book of John (Gospel of John) which Juan and Maria Balboa had done at his request, looking at the αυτο's (auto's / "Self"s). Eldar wonders whether there is a similar thing going on with the Koran (in the Arabic) Parmenides discussion proper begins at 0:09:30. PG (re P19): "See with the Soul": Why does he need that? PG (re P20): "and also of those that partake of Self": Why does he need that? What happens to those things that participate of the Great Self? Would it follow that they wo

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