Episode 142: Plato’s “Phaedrus” on Love and Speechmaking
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Importance of Metaphors in Philosophy
The conduct of our life in this world is going to have consequences beyond this world. And that's why it's important for people to be recruited or if you want to think about it in religious terms. This is not the only place where Socrates talks about this soul economy and there's a little bit in the Fido, for example. The problem with metaphors is that it's not quite clear how far you can extend the metaphor,. what exactly the truth it's trying to convey.
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