The Relevance of Ancient Philosophy
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Smith discuss the relevance of ancient philosophy, one of the new courses available at catholicstudiesacademy.com. We discuss:
– What is ancient philosophy
– The context of the rise of philosophy
– Ancient relativism
– Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
– The Sophists and the importance of reality
– The Stoics
– Plato’s Theory of the Forms
– Philosophy as a way of life
– The modern relevance of ancient philosophy
