The idea of improving your life is not a new one at all. The whole discipline of philosophy is about how to live better? Am again, another huge question. What are the prerequisites there an understanding of humans and human nature has an understanding of the environment.? And perhaps if we're going to rap it up, we can say that rational thinking actually helps us think about the world and our future. I couldn't think of a better note to end on than 'I mann't' Thank you so much for tuning in this week.
Armand D’Angour is a professor of classics at the University of Oxford and the author of several books including Socrates in Love and his latest, How To Innovate. In this episode we discuss:- The 3 different types of innovation and how to use them to your advantage - How the Greeks thought about change and what we can learn from them- The relationship between innovation and ethicsWe also cover the true story behind Archimedes’ famous “Eureka!” moment and Aristotle’s thoughts on political innovation.