How Plato Explains the Modern World

About this episode

Anya discusses the relevance of Plato's ideas in today's world with Professor Angie Hobbs.

What can Plato tell us about life TODAY? Quite a lot, it turns out… Today Anya is joined by Professor Angie Hobbs to discuss the essential and enduringly relevant nature of Plato’s ideas. Discover how they are infused in our modern world, in everything from politics to our personal lives. Angie Hobbs is Professor Emerita of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield and author of Plato and the Hero, Plato’s Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book, and most recently, Why ...

People in this episode

Host: Anya

Guest: Professor Angie Hobbs

Topics covered

• Plato
• modern world
• philosophy
• politics
• personal lives

Keywords

• Plato
• philosophy
• modern relevance
• politics
• personal life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Sheffield

Books & works: Plato and the Hero, Plato’s Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book, Why ...

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