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Poitier Meets Plato

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Released
  
1964

Producer
  
Jackie Barnett

Release date
  
1964

Genres
  
Jazz, Spoken word

Length
  
33:38

Artist
  
Sidney Poitier

Label
  
Warner Bros.

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Sidney poitier meets plato allegory of the cave with translation in greek


Poitier Meets Plato is an album recorded by Warner Bros. Records and published by Jackie Barnett. The actor Sidney Poitier recites excerpts from Plato's works over music composed and conducted by Fred Katz. The passages were arranged and selected by Henry L. Drake.

Contents

Track listing

(Side 1)

1. "The Philosopher-King Must Rule"

2. "This I Know-That I Know Nothing"

3. "Contribution of Music and Gymnastics"

4. "Immortality of the Soul"

5. "The Greeks Had a Word for it"

(Side 2)

6. "Our World a Cave"

7. "Woman's Place in Society"

8. "Discovery of the Good Life"

9. "Only the Wise are Brave"

10. "The Penalty is Death"

References

Poitier Meets Plato Wikipedia