{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3fdc2d6b6690f46a4121da/6a3ff48f89bd8728402b1873?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Socrates - Part 3: The Soul on Trial","description":"Socrates never wrote a book. He left behind no system, no official doctrine. But his questions, habits, and priorities shaped a way of life—a whole orientation for how to think and how to live.\r\n\r\nWhat does it mean to build a philosophy around the care of the soul? Socrates’ system, if we can call it that, starts with a striking claim from the Apology: the greatest concern is not wealth or reputation, but the state of your soul. Not your feelings or your passions, but the seat of your judgment, your character, your power to reason. If that root is corrupt, you can be successful on the outside and still ruined within. That’s why Socrates did not care about winning arguments. For him, argument was a tool for caring for the soul itself.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thephilosophyarchive.com/philosophy/socrates","author_name":"The Archive Network"}