Gorgias by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy...

The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers by Victor G. Durham audiobook. Genre: adventure In The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers, Victor G. Durham sends his young naval heroes into one of their most dangerous assignments yet. Commander Jack Benson and his loyal companions, Hal Hastin ...  Show more

In Time Of Emergency - A Citizens Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters by US Office of Civil Defense audiobook. Genre: self help First published in 1968 at the height of the Cold War, In Time of Emergency is a practical civil defense handbook created for ordinary America ...  Show more

In this week's episode, we learn about Plato's "Symposium", which you might think of as philosophy's version of fan fiction. We also learn about Plato's "Theory of Forms" and ask ourselves what makes a tree, well, a tree. This leads to discussion of Plato's famous "Allegory of th ...  Show more

Is it always better to be just than unjust? That is the central question of Plato's Republic, discussed here by Melvyn Bragg and guests. Writing in c380BC, Plato applied this question both to the individual and the city-state, considering earlier and current forms of government i ...  Show more

He learned from Socrates, taught Aristotle and is often described as the key figure in the history of philosophy. But what do we actually know about the life of Plato of Athens? And why was his work so pioneering? Plato’s latest biographer, Robin Waterfield, joins Rob Attar to ex ...  Show more

Due to popular demand, Liv reads Plato's Critias dialogue to round off the Atlantis series of episodes.Further Reading: Plato's Timaeus and Critias, translated by Benjamin Jowett; A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal State by Stephen P. Kershaw (includes alternate translati ...  Show more