Introduction to Ascend: The Great Books Podcast

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Republic Book Two: Gyges’ Ring with Dr. Jennifer Frey (357a-362c)

Today on Ascend, we open Book Two of Plato’s Republic with one of the most striking passages in the whole work: the myth of the Ring of Gyges. Glaucon does not simply disagree with Socrates. He says he has been talked to death by Thrasymachus and countless others, and he wants to ...  Show more

How Plato Shaped Christianity with Dr. Louis Markos

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, Deacon Harrison Garlick and Mr. Thomas Lackey sit down with Dr. Louis Markos—author of From Plato to Christ—for a lively, wide-ranging conversation on how Platonic thought prepared the world for the Gospel.From the fullness of time and th ...  Show more

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