The longing of Plato and the control of the stoics pervades Lewis’s retelling of the cupid and psyche myth in Till We Have Faces. With this incredible story, which he believed to be his best, Lewis demonstrates the tensions in ancient thought and, even more significantly, the limits of rational philosophy, which can only go as deep as the foxes can dig. Beyond that, under that, and providing the life of that thought, we find dark and holy places that blind our faculties of reason.
In this study, we work our way through Plato's Phaedo, the great stoics, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus, and C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. This study will acquaint you with some of the most important voices of classical philosophy and give you a greater appreciation for C.S. Lewis's best novel.
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Course Introduction:
Plato, Stoicism, and Till We Have Faces
Course Outline
A journey through Plato’s Phaedo, the major Stoic philosophers, and C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces.
Module 1 – Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Module 2 – Plato
Introduction to Plato
Introduction to Phaedo
Plato Recorded Live Discussion 1
Phaedo Main Lesson 1
Plato Recorded Live Discussion 2
Phaedo Main Lesson 1 & Introduction to Seneca
Module 3 – Seneca
Seneca Recorded Live Discussion
Seneca Main Lesson
Module 4 – Epictetus
Introduction to Epictetus
Epictetus Recorded Live Discussion
Epictetus Main Lesson
Module 5 – Marcus Aurelius
Introduction to Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Recorded Live Discussion 1
Marcus Aurelius Main Lesson
Marcus Aurelius Recorded Live Discussion 2
Module 6 – Till We Have Faces
Introduction to Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces Part One
Till We Have Faces Part Two
Hellenistic & Roman Philosophy Course
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Course Introduction
📹 Course Introduction
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Plato
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Introduction to Plato
📹 Introduction to Phaedo
📹 Plato Recorded Live Discussion 1
📹 Phaedo Main Lesson 1
📹 Plato Recorded Live Discussion 2
📹 Phaedo Main Lesson 1 & Introduction to Seneca
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Seneca
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Seneca Recorded Live Discussion
📹 Seneca Main Lesson
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Epictetus
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Introduction to Epictetus
📹 Epictetus Recorded Live Discussion
📹 Epictetus Main Lesson
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Marcus Aurelius
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Introduction to Marcus Aurelius
📹 Marcus Aurelius Recorded Live Discussion 1
📹 Marcus Aurelius Main Lesson
📹 Marcus Aurelius Recorded Live Discussion 2
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Till We Have Faces
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Introduction to Till We Have Faces
📹 Till We Have Faces Part One
📹 Till We Have Faces Book One Recorded Live Discussion
📹 Till We Have Faces Part Two Recorded Live Discussion
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