What can Plato teach us about democracy today?
Democracy is on the decline, so could Plato help? Irish scholar Dr David Horan spent 16 years translating Plato's complete works, including his dialogues on the world's first democracy in ancient Greece. So what lessons can we learn from Plato today? This event was recorded at the School of Practical Philosophy in Sydney. Speakers: Dr David Horan Leader of the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in Ireland Member of the Plato Centre at Trinity College Dublin Author/ translator, The Dialogues of Plato
May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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<p>Democracy is on the decline, so could Plato help? Irish scholar Dr David Horan spent 16 years translating Plato's complete works, including his dialogues on the world's first democracy in ancient Greece. So what lessons can we learn from Plato today?</p><p>This event was recorded at the <a href="https://practicalphilosophy.org.au/">School of Practical Philosophy</a> in Sydney.</p><p>Speakers:</p><p><a href="https://www.platonicfoundation.org/translation/introduction/">Dr David Horan</a>Leader of the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in IrelandMember of the Plato Centre at Trinity College DublinAuthor/ translator, <a href="https://www.platonicfoundation.org/translation/">The Dialogues of Plato</a></p>