
Richard Seaford on the Origins of the Soul
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
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Introduction
The Axial Age is a term invented by Karl Yasbers, philosopher and polymath. It's the period from about 800 BCE to 300 BCE in which radical intellectual transformations occurred in a number of different civilizations. This week we're talking to Professor Richard Seiford of the University of Exeter about the birth of the soul,. The intellectual history of the early Axial Age.
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