Deacon Harrison Garlick on Gorgias, Part III

About this episode

Greg joins Deacon Harrison Garlick to discuss the third section of Plato's Gorgias, focusing on the dialogue between Socrates and Callicles regarding power, justice, and the good life.

To celebrate The New Thinkery 's 250th episode... David and Alex take the week off. Instead, Greg joins Deacon Harrison Garlick of Ascend - The Great Books Podcast , to take a closer look at the third section of Plato's Gorgias which centers on a dialogue between Socrates and Calicles. The pair follow Socrates as he dismantles the arguments of Callicles, challenging the nature of power, justice, and the good life. As the dialogue intensifies, Socrates draws a stark contrast between the pursuit of pleasure and the pursuit of virtue. Listen in as the guys unpack these timeless questions and consider what it truly means to live well. If you haven't already, subcribe to both The New Thinkery and Ascend - The Great Books Podcast !

People in this episode

Host: Greg

Guest: Deacon Harrison Garlick

Topics covered

• Plato
• Gorgias
• Socrates
• Callicles
• power
• justice
• virtue

Keywords

• Plato
• Gorgias
• Socrates
• Callicles
• power
• justice
• virtue
• philosophy
• dialogue
• good life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ascend - The Great Books Podcast, The New Thinkery

Books & works: Gorgias

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