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The Classical Ideas Podcast

Aug 26, 2017

Script: https://genius.com/Plato-euthyphro-full-text-annotated

Episode 6 is a full cast performance of Plato's classic text, Euthyphro. The questions discussed: What is piety and what is impiety? Do the gods love something because it is holy, or is something holy because it is loved by the gods? 

Socrates performed by...


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