‘Exploring Plato’s Cave’

    

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Maryland Masonic Research Society just announced a change of format for its meetings. Starting next month, the speaker-at-a-lectern program will be replaced with group discussion. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” will be examined. From the publicity:

Maryland Masonic

Research Society

Saturday, March 16 at 11 a.m.

Silver Spring Lodge 215

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As we start our 45th year, we are changing our meeting format. In discussion with others, it was mentioned that a lot of Masonic events focus on a presentation but were light on discussion. This year, we will meet as a “book club” or “study group.”

There will be a reading, or selection of readings, of Masonic interest with a discussion leader. The goal is to have full participation with a group of knowledge-seekers discussing Masonic topics.

Our first meeting will focus on Plato and be led by Ed Johnson, Past President of MMRS. Suggested reading: Plato’s Republic, Book VII. Topic: “Allegory of the Cave.”

On occasion, this allegory has been said to be analogous to the three degrees of Freemasonry.