The Origins of “His Story”, Ancient Greece with Dr. Michael Sugrue

Socratic Ethics and the Ultimate Good

Sugrue’s final reflections on the ultimate purpose of philosophy. Insights from the Dialogues: The philosopher’s Love of the Good (Republic, 504b-509b). Chance and Fate: The Good as a guiding principle in ancient games and rituals.

The Role of Memory and Knowledge in Plato’s Thought

Sugrue on memory as a source of knowledge in Meno. Insights from the Dialogues: The theory of recollection (Meno, 81d-85b). Chance and Fate: Games that symbolize memory and rediscovery.