Plato’s Warning Against Friends-with-Benefits | GRF Ferrari on the Phaedrus

An Interview with Berkeley's GRF Ferrari Instead of ad reads, my channel is funded directly by people passionate about the Great Books. Help me keep making more episodes with a paid subscription: johnathanbi.com Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-interview-with-grf-ferrari-on-plato-phaedrus If you want a chance to attend my lectures and be kept up to date on all my content subscribe to my newsletter: greatbooks.io Companion lectures and interviews: * GRF Ferrari on Plato's Republic (Coming soon) Professor Eire’s book on the Reformation: https://amzn.to/414qBBU (affiliate) Timestamps 00:00 0. Introduction 02:38 1. Two Speeches Against Love 13:18 2. Socrates’ Case for Love 46:39 3. Socrates’ Critique of Writing