Join us as we step into the streets of Classical Athens to explore the life of Socrates, the enigmatic figure recognized as the first Western moral philosopher. Despite authoring no texts himself, Socrates changed the course of history, leaving behind a legacy known as the "Socratic problem"—the difficult task of reconstructing his philosophy from the contradictory accounts of his students, Plato and Xenophon, and the playwright Aristophanes.

In this episode, we dissect:

• The Man Who Knew Nothing: We examine the famous Socratic paradox where he claimed to possess no knowledge, yet exposed the ignorance of others through his relentless method of questioning, known as the elenchus.
• The Socratic Method: Discover how Socrates used irony and dialogue to strip away false beliefs, priori ...