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2018-03-12 NSPRM - Plato - Parmenides (hyp5,hyp9) - The Cave and Image-Thinking in the 5th and 9th

Dialogue(s): parmenides Chapters: hyp9 Sections: 165e-166c Attendees: Pierre, Barbara, Eldar, JulieH, Regina We started with a question from Eldar. "How is the fifth hypothesis 'Image Thinking'?" For those of you who weren't at the seminar, Pierre went through all the hypotheses in terms of the divided line. Learning how to think allegorically -- mapping each term (and its function) in the Cave allegory to a deeper principle. The question of the meaning of daylight and its opposition and 'mingling' with the firelight, and how these may be viewed allegorically (i.e., mapped onto their deeper meanings) especially as regards dualism and Cephalos 0:58:00 started reading the 9th hyp 1:04:15 end of reading, beginning of discussion Is this the (allegory of the) Cave? Is this image-thinking (the realm of doxei/opinion)? Since opinion is already the lowest level, can we consider 9 as a negation showing the necessity for 5, and see that opinion is found in 5? Is he using 'opinion' in a different way (than in the Republic)? Next time: Contrast 5 with 9. Working from Plato's Parmenides: The Juan and Maria Balboa Translation More info: http://noeticsociety.org/psg Image Daylight courtesy of Fli

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