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Flowers for Algernon: Why the Plato quote?

August 7, 2022 / diotimasladder / 24 Comments

In this post I'll show you how 'Flowers for Algernon' is structured according to Plato's cave allegory and the divided line in the Republic.

The Challenges in Writing a Philosophical Novel

March 11, 2017April 2, 2020 / diotimasladder / 40 Comments

A while back I did some Googling to find out whether someone out there had written a book similar to mine, and in my research I came across Charles Johnson's novel, Faith and The Good Thing. Too good to be true. He too makes use of the most powerful centerpieces in Plato's works: The Allegory of the … Continue reading The Challenges in Writing a Philosophical Novel

The Philosophical Novel

September 28, 2014September 28, 2014 / diotimasladder / 28 Comments

I've been trying to think of all the truly philosophical novels I've read, and I must admit, I'm coming up short. Very short. Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment is always the first to come to my mind. I consider this truly a philosophical novel as the concepts are illustrated by the story, inextricably integrated: "Why does my action … Continue reading The Philosophical Novel

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