162: Socratic Aporia

ZenGlop The Podcast by Andrew Kaiser

Mar 9, 202114:43Society & Culture

Talking to Socrates often left his talking partners bewildered, dazzled, unsure of what any language or thought might mean. We're given the word Aporia to describe this sensation. Socrates might say that a good life is o...

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