Euthyphro by Plato

https://youtu.be/dOlN_nrZu-0 In this particular dialogue, it is between Euthyphro and our usual Socrates; and although this dialogue is rather short and simple, it still has us contemplating deeply. Socrates catches Euthyphro on his way to depose murder charges against his own father out of piety! Socrates, being the curious philosopher that…

Ultimate Reading List

https://kasperanza.com/philosophy-and-politics/why-i-want-to-and-how-to-read-philosophy-and-classical-literature ✓ Number of Times Read* Not As Essential** Some Other Time(still deciding what other books to add but this will keep me going for at least a decade) Currently Reading:- Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics- The Cynic Philosophers (Penguin Edition)- Oscar Wilde – The Picture of Dorian Grey- Dostoevsky – Brothers…

Meno by Plato

https://youtu.be/GKcgLeQ5gSQ This Platonic Dialogue was more interesting compared to Ion, which was the last dialogue that I read. This dialogue focused mainly on virtue. What actually is virtue and how does someone acquire it? The first part of the dialogue consists of Socrates and Meno trying to hone in or find…

Ion by Plato

https://youtu.be/rJ08FxFR4cY This is the first dialogue I've read by Plato! After watching many philosophy videos, I was convinced that reading Plato was essential to any philosophical inquiry because he is the foundation of Western philosophy. Sure there were the pre-socratics, but it's not until one reads the Platonic Dialogues that philosophy…

DeMONstrations

https://youtu.be/VmSlJmdPPBk For my first official essay, I wasn’t sure what to write about. Since Halloween was coming up, I thought it would be fun to write my essay on Monsters, especially because I’ve written on this topic before in my freshman year of college. Since I was writing this essay again,…