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]]> false Chris McClure chris@howiemilkman.com 6a1c3246ad1ed3d7b50fbebf the-reading-group serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a1c3246ad1ed3d7b50fbebf/1780880432884-3e740448-e51b-405f-bd6c-09c73bbbf2f8.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-reading-group The Reading Group a514d270-5d53-11f1-bebe-a3ef0fa986fa <![CDATA[Plato's Euthyphro, Part One]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:58:19 GMT 1:32:14 6a53f1dc73fcc6a8a72e5297 false https://shows.acast.com/the-reading-group/episodes/platos-euthyphro-part-one 6a53f1dc73fcc6a8a72e5297 6a1c3246ad1ed3d7b50fbebf platos-euthyphro-part-one full 1 3 In this episode, we discuss the first half of Plato’s Euthyphro. We try to understand what kind of person Euthyphro is, why he has decided to prosecute his own father for a highly unusual crime, and what Plato may be suggesting by presenting him as such an odd and self-assured figure. We also consider the parallels between Euthyphro and Meletus, Socrates’ own accuser, and ask whether the gods really disagree about justice, and what that would mean for any attempt to define piety.


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]]> In this episode, we discuss the first half of Plato’s Euthyphro. We try to understand what kind of person Euthyphro is, why he has decided to prosecute his own father for a highly unusual crime, and what Plato may be suggesting by presenting him as such an odd and self-assured figure. We also consider the parallels between Euthyphro and Meletus, Socrates’ own accuser, and ask whether the gods really disagree about justice, and what that would mean for any attempt to define piety.


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]]> The Reading Group: Trailer The Reading Group: Trailer Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:27:39 GMT 2:38 6a2c5dabe6540bec0fc3d9b2 false https://shows.acast.com/the-reading-group/episodes/the-reading-group-trailer 6a2c5dabe6540bec0fc3d9b2 6a1c3246ad1ed3d7b50fbebf the-reading-group-trailer trailer This is The Reading Group. Join four academics and former academics as they read classic works of political philosophy the way scholars often do: slowly, carefully, and together.


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]]> <![CDATA[Plato's Crito, Part One]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 14:23:44 GMT 1:20:29 6a1c3f0b428d759cb3cf83c0 false https://shows.acast.com/the-reading-group/episodes/crito-part-one 6a1c3f0b428d759cb3cf83c0 6a1c3246ad1ed3d7b50fbebf crito-part-one full 1 1 Four academics and former academics read the first half of Plato's Crito, reading a few paragraphs at a time and pausing to discuss what they've heard.

This podcast is modelled on the reading groups that professors and graduate students in political theory have participated in for generations.

No prior knowledge is required. Join us and experience a classic text the way scholars often do: by reading it slowly, carefully, and together.

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]]> Four academics and former academics read the first half of Plato's Crito, reading a few paragraphs at a time and pausing to discuss what they've heard.

This podcast is modelled on the reading groups that professors and graduate students in political theory have participated in for generations.

No prior knowledge is required. Join us and experience a classic text the way scholars often do: by reading it slowly, carefully, and together.

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