2018-04-13 NSFRI - Plato - Greater Hippias - Hippias as Pre-Test for Dialectic: Replacing Beauty wi
Channel: Pierre Grimes and the Noetic Society
Date: 2018-04-18

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 2018-04-13 NSFRI - Plato - Greater Hippias - Hippias as Pre-Test for Dialectic: Replacing Beauty with Wealth in the Dialogue

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 Dialogue(s): greater-hippiasPierre starts out by asking us: "What is the result of this dreamwork? For it follows a way of reasoning, opens new possibilities, and awakens the mind --" It is a certain kind of dialectic, etc.(Pierre had just finished exploring four dreams with us, earlier that same evening.)Hellenic culture valued dialectic, dialogue, and understanding. Our USA / Euro / modern culture values rhetoric.What do we mean by 'wealth'?What is the effect on the person who is wealthy in each of two (very different) ways?For next week: Read through the Greater Hippias, both as it is, and also by substituting 'wealth' for 'beauty'.More info: http://noeticsociety.org and our archive, the Pierre Grimes and the Noetic Society collection here on archive.org.