“Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the
spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet as one,
and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other
are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils – no’ nor
the human race, as I believe – and then only will this our State have a possibility
of life and behold the light of the day.”
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Plato, The Republic
BUSINESS COACH
Summer Lecture Programme 2015
“Consider the cast and nature of the true man of law. What a beautiful and
wonderful spectacle! His soul is the worship of God; his spirit is the care of his
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country’s law; his brain’ clear-sighted judgement; his eyes and tongue, doctrine;
his breast, strong memory; his heart, right will; his hands, the performance of
right will; and his feet perseverance; the whole, justice and dignity”
Marsilio Ficino
On the Role of the True Man of Law
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Tuesday Evenings
Thursday Evenings
“And so we find that government is both without and within, and it will not work
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Lodge House
on one level only, it is without and within, and you cannot have good external
Edinburgh
Bellahouston Park
government without the balancing inner government. And the inner government
Glasgow
will not effect much if the outer government does not balance it.”
Leon MacLaren (1910-1994)
14th July-3rd September
All Lectures begin at 7.30 pm
Any student who has been introduced to meditation and wishes to
meditate can do so at 7pm
Evening charge (inclusive of refreshments) £6
Weekly lectures presented by students of the School of Philosophy, Scotland
School of Philosophy, Scotland is a branch of the School of Economic Science, Reg. Charity No 313115
WWW.BIGGROWTH.COM
(Registered Charity No SC039950)
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The Golden Thread and Justice with Mercy
“The law is wise when it leads people to live in accordance with the
divine rule, and unwise when it leads them to live otherwise”
The lecture will pursue our quest for the enlightened ruler, by
examining the view that
Leon MacLaren (1910-1994).
14th & 16th July
Alan Bryan
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“The divinity of the Soul is the unshakable spiritual basis of
democracy, self- determination, freedom and other aspirations of
modern mind”
Swami Nikhilananda (1895-1973)
11th & 13th August
An Evolution of Consciousness
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An evolution of consciousness through following in the footsteps
of Thomas the Apostle and Adi Shankara.
“May you live temperately and speak truthfully”
Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499)
21st & 23rd July
Margaret A Fraser
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Self-Government
Perhaps the qualification most needed by those who aspire to govern
nations is the ability to govern themselves. This presentation offers
some prescriptions for Self Government provided by the Bhagavad
Gita.
18th & 20nd August
Justice
Why Socrates thought they should, and feared to say so.
Dr Graham Blackbourn
Justice is the paramount virtue in society; for truth is its guide,
peace is its child and freedom is its constant companion
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Plato - Laws
Leon MacLaren (1910-1994)
An investigation into two major themes and their relevance today
4th & 6th August
Robert Parsons
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Philosophers Rule OK!
28th & 30th July
Dr Terry Myers
Paul Cleghorn
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25th & 27th August
Diane Piper
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“The Way never acts, yet nothing is left undone”
“If those in power could hold to the Way, then the ten thousand
things would transform on their own”
Mornings of Meditation (Meditating students only)
When meditation is right, peace and stillness follow at all three levels of one's being
Saturday 8th August Chester Street, Edinburgh, 9.00am to 12.00md
Sunday 9th August Park Lodge House, Glasgow 9.00am to 12.00md
Doris Cleghorn
Lao Tzu & Tao Te Ching
1st & 3rd September
Irene Patton
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Autumn Term begins week beginning 21st September 2015