O.G. Rose | Episode #173: Thomas Jockin on Plato, Beauty, and Virtue (Begins July 27th, Halkyon Guild) (2 of 2) @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Classes Lead by Thomas Jockin for "Plato on Beauty and Virtue" Begin at the Halkyon Guild, July 27th 2024. Sign up today!
halkyonguild.org/plato-beauty
For more:
halkyonacademy.teachable.com/p/plato-on-beauty-and-virtue
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A careful reading of Plato’s work reveals that beauty plays a sophisticated role in the metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, and ethical accounts for the Greek thinker. In this lecture series we will read six Platonic dialogues oriented around the topic of The Beautiful.
In this lecture series, we are going to consider how, for Plato, beauty ascends the beloved from appearances to true realities. This is a shocking assertion because, since Hume, beauty has been treated as a personal preference on the same level as favourite ice cream flavour. How could a subjective preference move a pupil from appearances to true reality? When would a preference ever change a person’s entire orientation to life? Thus, in this course, we return to the foundations of thought and see what other mode of beauty we could consider...
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Thomas Jockin teaches at the University of North George and has been an adjunct lecturer at: City University of New York Queens College, City College and State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology. Lectures by Thomas can be found online at Fontribute and Philosophy in Design. He is also a practicing typeface designer. Previous clients include Google, Express, Footlocker, and Michael Kors. Thomas‘s fonts are available on Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, and other distributors for use.
Thomas Jockin is also the founder of TypeThursday. TypeThursday is a global superfamily that converges monthly to help one another improve letterforms over drinks. The monthly events around the world start with social time, followed by a moderated group critique of in-progress projects that focus on letterform design and/or usage. The audience may receive, give, or simply listen to feedback.
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For a playlist of talks between O.G. Rose and Thomas Jockin, please see:
youtube.com/watch?v=2vsdvrVJX5k&list=PL-lnxUzWjRmio8oC4pl_2UmlBGC5KIEgD
For more by Thomas Jockin, check out his websites:
thomasjockin.com
medium.com/@Thomasjockin
instagram.com/jockinthebox
youtube.com/channel/UC3wcWFLwNY8uQ-2SQiHsLBw
Classes Lead by Thomas Jockin for "Plato on Beauty and Virtue" Begin at the Halkyon Guild, July 27th 2024. Sign up today!
halkyonguild.org/plato-beauty
For more:
halkyonacademy.teachable.com/p/plato-on-beauty-and-virtue
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A careful reading of Plato’s work reveals that beauty plays a sophisticated role in the metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, and ethical accounts for the Greek thinker. In this lecture series we will read six Platonic dialogues oriented around the topic of The Beautiful.
In this lecture series, we are going to consider how, for Plato, beauty ascends the beloved from appearances to true realities. This is a shocking assertion because, since Hume, beauty has been treated as a personal preference on the same level as favourite ice cream flavour. How could a subjective preference move a pupil from appearances to true reality? When would a preference ever change a person’s entire orientation to life? Thus, in this course, we return to the foundations of thought and see what other mode of beauty we could consider...
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Thomas Jockin teaches at the University of North George and has been an adjunct lecturer at: City University of New York Queens College, City College and State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology. Lectures by Thomas can be found online at Fontribute and Philosophy in Design. He is also a practicing typeface designer. Previous clients include Google, Express, Footlocker, and Michael Kors. Thomas‘s fonts are available on Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, and other distributors for use.
Thomas Jockin is also the founder of TypeThursday. TypeThursday is a global superfamily that converges monthly to help one another improve letterforms over drinks. The monthly events around the world start with social time, followed by a moderated group critique of in-progress projects that focus on letterform design and/or usage. The audience may receive, give, or simply listen to feedback.
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For a playlist of talks between O.G. Rose and Thomas Jockin, please see:
youtube.com/watch?v=2vsdvrVJX5k&list=PL-lnxUzWjRmio8oC4pl_2UmlBGC5KIEgD
For more by Thomas Jockin, check out his websites:
thomasjockin.com
medium.com/@Thomasjockin
instagram.com/jockinthebox
youtube.com/channel/UC3wcWFLwNY8uQ-2SQiHsLBw
