{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Plato - Part 1: Athens in crisis and the birth of a new kind of question","description":"A city once brilliant now lies in ruins, and its citizens wonder if what they see is truly what is. In the ashes of defeat, a single question echoes: can truth survive when appearances rule?\r\n\r\nPicture Athens in the late fifth century before the common era. Argument is everywhere—in assemblies, law courts, even on street corners. Rhetoric is power. But Athens has just been humbled by Sparta, its confidence shattered. The city’s leaders once believed wisdom and victory marched together. Now, the very idea of civic wisdom is in question.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thephilosophyarchive.com/philosophy/plato","author_name":"The Archive Network"}