2. Plato

• Introduction to Plato
• Critical Reconstruction: A Different Approach to Plato
• What is a virtue?
• Four Principles of Socratic Reasoning
• Plato on World-Transcending Virtue-Forms
• Sample Socratic Discussions
  • Humility
  • Honesty: Some Socratic Thoughts
  • Romantic Love
• From Socratic Questioning to Knowledge of “Divine” Platonic Virtue-Forms
• A Platonist Perspective on Religious Transcendence