Forever Learning Institute

Plato is, by all accounts, the father of Western thought. His thought engendered St. Augustine, the Prodigal Son whose soul gazing led him to leave off Platonism to return to the Father. Heidegger is the restless spirit, hovering above, drawing all to the Father. Three are one in speaking of the holy. We propose a course in history, philosophy, religion, and spirituality(hint: Heidegger's work). We will move from the darkness of Plato's cave into the light of questioning (the piety of thought) those sacred cows that trap, as amber does the fly. We will read Plato's Republic, Augustine's Confession, a bit of Heidegger, Buy a cheap copy: Plato's Republic; Augustine's Confessions.