36 | What is Utopia? Part II. Plato's Republic (with Owen Alldritt)

In this episode, we talk with Owen Alldritt about justice. We come to Plato’s defense against the Western philosophical canon, mostly in spite of ourselves, and insist on the True coinciding with the Good. What does this all have to do with utopia, you ask? As it turns out, Plato is a realist and he thinks we can know the Good in itself, organize our cities accordingly, and realize justice…or at least philosophers can. Good luck to everyone else!  patreon to support | follow us @leftofphil  References: The Republic, by Plato  Owen Alldritt: moonbear.substack.com  | @AlldrittOwen Music: Vintage Memories by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com