6 - The Polis: Freedom Farms, Phalanxes and Class War
The Greeks invented political liberty and everyone loves them for it. Were they freedom-loving geniuses? Maybe. Were they farm boys who could handle a spear? Yes. Were they deep in debt and looking fo...
6 Jul 202032min
5 - Plato’s Apology 5: The Apology of Athens
Executing an innocent 70-year-old philosophy might look bad but you had to be there. Topics include: Why a reasonable, well-intentioned Athenian may have voted to kill Socrates. Why politics might...
22 Jun 202037min
4 - Plato's Apology 4: Your Brain On Politics
A lot of Athenians suspect Socrates of plotting to overthrow democracy. On the other hand, Socrates says that when Athenians start thinking politics, they turn into a paranoid mob. This episode covers...
8 Jun 202051min
3 - Plato's Apology 3: Not-So-Dangerous Minds
Some people think that philosophy is an outrage to religion and a danger to morality. Was this why the Athenians killed Socrates? Are these ever good reasons to kill a philosopher? Do people say philo...
25 Mai 202033min
2 - Plato’s Apology 2: Free Speech Hero?
Socrates insults his jury, dares them to sentence him to death, then makes fun of them when they do. Unswerving commitment to truth? Troll’s defence? Suicide by jury? All of the above? Part 2 of a...
11 Mai 202039min
1 - Plato's Apology 1: The Divine Troll
Socrates, daddy of Greek philosophy, is on trial for impiety and corrupting the youth. According to him, his only crime was trolling the city of Athens. The Apology is an account of Socrates’s court d...
11 Mai 202041min
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