Another great opportunity at the School of Practical Philosophy has been announced. A day-long class on Plato’s Phaedo, replete with an outstanding Greek lunch and wine reception, is scheduled for a Sunday next month. No previous knowledge of either Plato or Phaedo is needed, so just go and enjoy, especially if you are a Freemason who ponders the immortality of souls.
This seems to me to be a follow-up class to the one I told you about two years ago.
From the publicity:
Socrates’ Last Day
Plato Study Day
Sunday, October 23
8:30 a.m. - coffee and registration
9 to 3:45 p.m. - program (wine reception follows)
School of Practical Philosophy
12 East 79th Street, Manhattan
$50 per person ($25 for full-time students),
which includes materials, refreshments,
lunch, and wine reception
Tickets available here.
Philosophy becomes alive and dramatic as we participate in the conversations that take place from dawn until dusk. We witness Socrates’ courage and compassion as he implores his friends not to fear death, and shows them how to live their remaining days more richly and happily.
Throughout, Socrates makes clear that the unexamined life is not worth living. He does not ask us to accept his views, only to honestly examine our own beliefs, values, and actions. How can we be happy, what prevents us from being so, and how can we lead useful and productive lives? We trust that as the day proceeds you will come to recognize that the counsel he offered on his last day is directly applicable to how you live your life today and tomorrow.
The day will include an opening presentation, group study sessions, light entertainment, a great Greek lunch, and more.
You are encouraged to invite family and friends. No prior knowledge of Plato is needed.
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