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Angie Hobbs on Plato on War
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2008
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Podcast episode
Description
What causes human agression? For Plato's Socrates it comes from innate tendencies nurtured in the wrong way. And that's where war comes from. Angie Hobbs gives a fascinating introduction to this aspect of Plato's Republic in this episode of Philosophy Bites.
Released:
Jan 13, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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