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Socrates vs. Plato: Style vs. Substance in Plato’s Gorgias
my relationship with Gorgias is still in in the works, however, in a very short amount of time it has already undergone several transitions. I compare my relationship to Gorgias to someone who has undergone a serious trauma like the … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Nonsensical Thoughts When Thinking about Gorgias
If you are awake at two in the morning with Plato and Socrates, you’re in bad company. Funnily enough, just before I decided to write this blog post about Gorgias, a friend on mine on facebook made public that she is attending an event at UBC. The cover photo for the event reads in […] Continue reading →
its not even my week to write but whatever
let me just say that i read gorgias in three sittings and each time i had to lay down for a bit to think about what i just read. it was a lot to take in! but basically, gorgias affirmed … Continue reading → Continue reading →
its not even my week to write but whatever
let me just say that i read gorgias in three sittings and each time i had to lay down for a bit to think about what i just read. it was a lot to take in! but basically, gorgias affirmed … Continue reading → Continue reading →
myself
greetings fellow members of the greatest and most illustrious arts one seminar! there are some things that I cannot talk about without sounding utterly pretentious – model united nations, the history of the British monarchy, film (who says film? – just call it a … Continue reading → Continue reading →
So hello
Yeah, this is Andrew here. And I guess I’m writing a blog. I think. Anyway, I’m from Los Angeles. I was originally born in Denver Colorado, moved over to Illinois, then California, and then here. So, I guess I’ve been … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Hello (Arts One) World!
Hi, this is Brandon Leung typing. I’m from good old Vancouver and enjoy photography—specifically film photography—and reading, usually fiction books and photography books. My high school English class—which I greatly enjoyed—functioned very similarly to Arts One, with essays, discussions, etc., … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Gorgias, Plato
So after hours of trying to get through this text, constantly closing and opening the book, and rereading line after line, here is my blog on Gorgias by Plato. Throwing my emotions in this, while I was reading the text, I would constantly get annoyed by Socrates and his consistent questioning towards the other characters, […] Continue reading →
A little ditty about me
Hello Arts 1! I am Megan Burton, hailing from Burnaby, B.C Since I could talk I have been singing, and I love to entertain! Music is a passion of mine, as well as volleyball. I played club for 3 years … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Four Reasons Plato Is Still Stuck In Fourth Century BC
Now don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed Plato’s “Gorigias”, however several parts, some trivial, some largely important, left me scratching my head, confused, and sometimes very frustrated. I realize that some of Plato’s reasoning behind what he assumes to … Continue reading → Continue reading →