The Consequences of Ideas — Season 1, Episode 6: Plato (Part 2)
Documentary • 24 min • 1 season, 35 episodes
Episode synopsis
What is the difference between opinion and knowledge? Everyone has an opinion about something. But what is that opinion based on? Perhaps we don't really know anything, but rather, we only think we know things, and based on that, we are left with empty opinions. How do you know that you know anything? The ancient Greek philosopher Plato had an opinion on how we can attain true knowledge, and in this message, Dr. Sproul helps us understand Plato's thoughts on knowledge.
About The Consequences of Ideas
To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it. In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today. From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives. Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations—especially as you witness to unbelievers.