Episode 198: Plato's Forms in the "Parmenides" (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

We get down to the specific questions considered this perplexing Platonic dialogue: Are there forms for all adjectives? Does the form of a property itself have that property? How do Forms connect with particulars? How can we mortals have any connection to heavenly Forms anyway?

Listen to part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up episode. Please support PEL!

End song: "Young and Lovely" by Jherek Bischoff. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #65.

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We get down to the specific questions considered this perplexing Platonic dialogue: Are there forms for all adjectives? Does the form of a property itself have that property? How do Forms connect with particulars? How can we mortals have any connection to heavenly Forms anyway?

Listen to part one first or get the full, ad-free Citizen Edition along with the follow-up episode. Please support PEL!

End song: "Young and Lovely" by Jherek Bischoff. Hear him on Nakedly Examined Music #65.

2018-09-10 70 min
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