Summer Evening 2025#Event 3: 21 August 2025

Dr David Horan - Plato’s Last Word

Plato’s Last Word: Plato’s parting message to humanity - It is out of reverence for the great and noble virtue, justice, that Socrates leaps to her defence, and in the process, delivers The Republic and The Laws, two masterful philosophical treatises that have as much relevance today. What guides ‘law making’ in our modern-day world? What guides our own personal choices? Is it pleasure and pain? Perhaps opinion? Perhaps wealth or honour? Plato will always point us back to first principles, true and universal qualities which, if honoured, will be sure to keep us safe and lead to happiness for all.

 

Dr David Horan - Recent Translator of the Complete Dialogues of Plato

Dr David Horan has recently completed a new translation of the Complete Dialogues of Plato. He is the Leader of the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in Ireland and has organised a Day With Plato event for over 30 years, introducing thousands to the works of Plato.

He has produced film versions of three of Plato’s dialogues and live dramatisations of numerous others. He has lectured and has run Plato Study Weeks in Ireland, England, Italy, Greece, New Zealand, the Netherlands, South Africa, USA and Australia.

David is a member of the Plato Centre at Trinity College Dublin and has published articles on Plato’s Parmenides and related topics.