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2019-09-02 NSPRM - Plato - Parmenides (Prolog, 129e-130a) - Socrates' Puzzles, cont'd.

Synopsis Pierre leads the Noetic Society Parmenides study group through another session. Today we read Prolog, 129e-130a Attendees Pierre, Barbara, JulieH, Regina Highlights [From Barbara] We worked in 9-12 of Socrates' difficulties, i.e. section 129E to 130A5. Pierre started a new chart (diagram 2 of 2, today), but also went back and added to the chart used originally on last Monday 8/26 and added to on Wednesday 8/28 . This added-to chart is diagram 1 of 2, today. It is distinguished by having a square about 9 inches on a side in the upper left corner of the page and a circle about 10 inches in diameter. The circle has “Beings” against the upper circumference and the usual suspects inside i.e. Beauty, Justice, Logos. Likeness, etc. The square has Ev. World I think, standing for Everyday world. He used this chart bouncing back and forth between the two and dialoguing first with Gina and then Julie as to whether Likeness had the same meaning in both realms. Some very subtle and good midwifery work of Pierre's with Gina. He added arrows to both realms to distinguish Master and Slave as ideas in both, though in the Intelligible it became Master and Student. He also referred glancingl

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