11 - Plato's Republic 2: Good to be Bad

(covers the second half of book 1 of Plato's Republic) In this episode, Socrates goes up against his most formidable opponent yet: the sophist Thrasymachus. Thrasymachus leaps at Socrates “like a wild beast” and yells at him for playing dirty. Then, he tells the boys that morality is a lie and that they should do as much injustice as they can get away with. Socrates responds by winning the argument in the least persuasive way possible. Pod Art: Marijke Bouchier Theme m...