Lectures as part of The Foundations of Western Civilization at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 3rd September 2012

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)

Event Details : Lectures as part of The Foundations of Western Civilization.

Lecture 13 – “Plato and Aristotle”
 The writings of Plato and Aristotle are the pillars on which western thought stand. After an Athenian jury condemned Socrates to death for ‘corrupting the young’, His student Plato dedicated himself to defending his brilliant masters teachings. The goal of this lecture is to explain why Raphael's famous painting, The School of Athens, has Plato pointing up and Aristotle pointing down, and why both are defending and extending the work of Socrates.
Lecture 14 – “The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander”
 Why couldn't thinkers as brilliant as Plato and Aristotle conceive of a non-imaginary alternative to the polis, and why does the career of one of Aristotle's students mean that in the end, such a shortcoming may not have mattered anyway?

Background : The Foundations of Western Civilization – an education in 24 evenings.  An Attic video presentation from The Great Courses taught by Prof. Thomas Noble, University of Notre Dame.
You can discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions of Western civilization from its humble beginnings in the great river valleys of Iraq and Egypt to the dawn of the modern world.
This series of 48 half hour lectures - 2 per evening will be introduced by an eminent professor/personality who will also answer questions. 

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