John Cooper: Platonist Philosophy as a Way of Life: Plotinus

John Cooper, an author and professor of philosophy at Princeton, presented two lectures, Ancient Philosophies as a Way of Life: Socrates and Platonist Philosophy as a Way of Life: Plotinus and participated in follow-up discussion seminar with students and scholars the next day. See his other lecture here:    • Platonist Philosophy as a Way of Life...  

The purpose of the Tanner Lectures is to advance and reflect upon the scholarly and scientific learning relating to human values. This intention embraces the entire range of values pertinent to the human condition, interest, behavior, and aspiration. The Tanner Lectures were established by the late American scholar, industrialist, and philanthropist, Obert Clark Tanner.

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