Squinting at the Good
Plato tried gazing at transcendent; we merely squint at it. Two friends with a mutual love for philosophy have occasionally witty and always stimulating conversation on topics that run the gamut from the pre-Socratics to literary thematics.
Squinting at the Good
Gaze Thoughtfully
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Nemec and Trox
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Season 1
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Episode 6
Our intrepid hosts converse on the subject of art and poetry. Why did Plato ban the poets from his republic? What is the relationship between the beautiful and art? Just how exactly does the soul react to Bob Dylan?