Plato Parsha Project
The Plato Project, in keeping with the Becoming Human Project mission, helps you realize your humanity through philosophy as a way of life.
Join Yale-trained philosopher and scholar of religion and science, Samuel Loncar, Ph.D. as he guides you through the entire Platonic corpus.
Project members gain access to Loncar’s original insights and esoteric practices that have shaped his way of life since he encountered Plato at the age of 14 and which define his work as a scholar, teacher, and speaker and consultant for clients like the United Nations, Trinity Wall Street, and Oliver Wyman.
Why Plato?
Plato’s writings form the single most influential body of work in Western and global intellectual history, shaping everything from science and democracy to art, ethics, and spirituality.
No other thinker provides such a coherent, comprehensive framework covering ethics, politics, cosmology, language, metaphysics, and the soul. Reading Plato’s entire corpus reveals a unified philosophical vision that integrates ancient wisdom with modern life.
The Plato Parsha Project makes Plato’s complete works and thought accessible to everyone through:
free public teaching
guest scholar interviews
live weekly project member symposiums on every dialogue
project member access on-demand audio for every dialogue
Who is Involved in the Project?
Foundation for Platonic Studies, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the study and application of the wisdom found in the works of Plato and the broader Platonic tradition.
Gregory Shaw, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College and the author of Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus and Hellenic Tantra: The Theurgic Platonism of Iamblichus | Watch the interview.
Armand D’Angour, Professor of Classical Languages and Literature and Fellow and Tutor in Classics, Jesus College, Oxford University and the author of Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher and How to Talk About Love: Plato’s Symposium | Interview forthcoming
Public Lecture Series
Check out the first episode, which links to the full YouTube playlist.
ESCAPE THE CAVE
What You Gain
Through the project, you will read and learn about Plato’s entire corpus, the most influential body of writings by a single author in the entire world.
Yes, that’s right, the Platonic corpus is something 99.9% of all people, including philosophy Ph.D.s, have not had the chance to study in detail or in depth, guided by a teacher. Yet it represents a coherent body of writings on every important topic one can imagine.
Beginning October 3, 2025, I am guiding Becoming Human Members through Plato’s full corpus every year. This includes live weekly classes and member access to on-demand audio for each lecture.
All public teaching is available through the Becoming Human Project Substack,YouTube, and podcast.
The readings are designed and modeled on the way in which, in the Jewish tradition, you read through the Torah (the five Books of Moses) every year, divided into the weekly Torah portion, or parsha. We will have, in comparison, our weekly Plato portions. This comes to 30- 50 pages a week, but you don’t have to do the readings or always finish them.
All Becoming Human Project Members can access:
live Plato Project Sunday Zoom symposiums (3:30–5:30 pm EST) with Q&A and community discussion
Only Plato Project Members can access:
the live Sunday symposiums
on-demand recordings of every session (including past ones for mid-year joiners)
guest scholar sessions
an invitation to the first PLATONICON.
all Becoming Human Project Member benefits like on-demand audio courses and paid Becoming Human Project Member Substack content
Becoming Human Project Member
$10 / month or
$100 one-time
Plato Parsha Project Member
$10 / month or
$1000 one-time
Choose Your Member Level
Access LIVE Sunday Plato Project lectures in community, Sundays, 3.30pm EST ($100) + receive access to the Introduction to Philosophy series: The Soul, the World, the Gods: Introduction to Philosophy, Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Introduction to Aesthetics, Plato's Symposium: Eros, Magic, & Immortality: Introduction to Aesthetics ($75) + a paid Substack subscription ($87 value). Your annual membership helps make Dr. Loncar's public work accessible to everyone seeking a more meaningful life.
Live Sunday Zoom symposiums (3:30–5:30 pm EST) with Q&A and discussion, full on-demand recordings of every session (including past ones for mid-year joiners), guest scholar sessions, member-only Substack content, + invitation to the first PLATONICON.
