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The Great Escape! No, not the mass exodus of Masons from the “Grand Lodge of New Jersey,” I mean the School of Practical Philosophy’s Plato Study Day on Sunday! From the publicity:
The Great Escape:
A Day with Plato
Sunday from 8:30 to 4:30
School of Practical Philosophy
12 East 79th Street in Manhattan
($25 for full-time students)
Fee includes reading materials,
refreshments, lunch, and wine reception
22 seats remaining
as of Wednesday morning
Plato’s dialogue Crito enables us to listen in on a dramatic conversation in an Athenian jail cell in 399 BC. The great philosopher Socrates’ execution is set for the next day, and his closest friend Crito arrives offering a foolproof plan of escape. The only question: can he convince Socrates to flee?
Socrates makes it clear that he will only consent to escape if he can be shown that it is the right thing to do—the just and virtuous course of action. Crito, convinced that he has excellent reasons for escape, eagerly presents them one after another. How does he fare? What does Socrates decide? What is his reasoning?
Join us Sunday, November 19 to discover why Socrates said the “unexamined life is not worth living” and enter into a conversation involving life’s most important questions:
- What is our true nature?
- How do we attain real happiness and freedom?
- What is the "price we must pay" to attain these?
In giving serious consideration to these, you may well discover answers for yourself that will positively impact your daily living.
The day includes an opening presentation, group study sessions, a great Greek lunch, light entertainment, and closing reception. Family and friends are welcome and no prior study of Plato is required.
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