HoP 052 - Fighting Over Socrates - the Hellenistic Schools
October 30th, 2011
Introducing the Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans and Cynics, the schools of the Hellenistic age
Introducing the Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans and Cynics, the schools of the Hellenistic age
The Old Academy and Theophrastus carry on the legacy of Plato and Aristotle
Peter's colleagues MM McCabe and Raphael Woolf join him for a special 50th episode interview, to discuss Aristotle's reactions to his teacher Plato
In the Rhetoric and Poetics, Aristotle explores persuasive speech and engages with ancient tragedy
Aristotle's Politics responds to Plato's Republic and sets out its own ideas about the ideal state, the types of political constitution, and the role of women and slaves