Plato's Phaedo: Dr. Elizabeth Jelinek on Forms, Causality, and Explanation

30/12/2024 52 min
Plato's Phaedo: Dr. Elizabeth Jelinek on Forms, Causality, and Explanation

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In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Jelinek, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Christopher Newport University, shares her insights into Plato’s Phaedo. We discuss her article, “Explanation in the Phaedo: An Argument Against the Metaphysical Interpretation of the Clever Αἰτία,” diving into the relationship between forms, causality, and the relevance of sensible particulars in Platonic thought.

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