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Canonball
In this podcast we discuss the European literary canon and the history, culture, philosophy, art, and science that surrounds it.
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Discussing "Cratylus" By Plato
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Alex
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Season 3
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Episode 74
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In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Cratylus," which is one of the dialogues of Plato, who lived in the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
The cover art for this episode is Plato as depicted in a portion of the oil painting The Death of Socrates, which French painter Jacques-Louis David completed in 1787.
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The Etymology Of The Ancient Greek Words For Appetite, Opinion, And Truth
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Likeness In Numbers And In Sensory Objects
The Ancient Greek Word For Confidence And Licentiousness
Learning Of The Things That Are
Language As A Tool
A Conflict Between Forms And Continuous Change