Plato wrote four dialogues set around the trial and death of Socrates. Socrates was charged with heresy and corrupting the minds of the young and was eventually given the death sentence after the court found him guilty. Euthyphro, one of these dialogues, is set outside the court-house just before trial, where Socrates encounters Euthyphro- a [...]
To follow up on this post, I wished to commend to you one of my favorite movies of all time: To End All Wars. From Wiki:
So we see in the film Plato’s Republican society at work. Within this camp some are trying to do harm to the guardians of the camp, and others seek to [...]
One of the tremendous benefits of homeschooling our five kids is the opportunity to talk about things that really matter. Our oldest and I have been discussing JUSTICE over the past few weeks. What is justice? This is a question that has been asked for several millennium, and it is great to bring my son [...]