Mark Vernon on Socrates
198 views · Published 29 January 2016 · 4:33 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: watkinsbooks · 2016 · Education
Mark Vernon is the author of The Idler Guide to Ancient Philosophy. Ancient Greek philosophy was almost entirely unlike modern philosophy today. You find more continuity in the cloisters of monasteries or the consulting rooms of psychotherapists. Ancient philosophy was fundamentally a process of transformation, an awakening to a deeper perception of reality. The wisdom they sought was received more than proven; was as much practical as theoretical. This makes a huge difference to how you conceive of issues from reason and mind, to love and magic. The ancient philosophers lived in a plural world, much like ours. This tour of their insights suggests how we might diagnose crucial problems of today.
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