You spoke about valuing the dissemination of knowledge. On that note, do you feel that? I mean, this is, again, another huge question, but just would be interesting to get your take on it briefly. Do you think the conditions in the academy at the moment are conducive to innovation, to new ideas? Aa, there's oviously a massive sort of discussion about it socially and culturally at the moment. In every sphere, a certain kinds of blue sky thinking seem to be little less er applauded than they used to be.
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.