AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Stoicism, Cognitive Therapy, and Resilience
Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life Podcast
The Rise and Fall of the Sophists
6min Snip
00:00
Summary
Transcript
Episode notes
During Sockty's lifetime the Sophists were very influential but in the Roman Empire there was a resurgence of interest in Greek culture which we call the Second Sophistic. The news media, social media influencers and a more sophisticated way are doing the same thing that the Sophist were doing. Social media works in exactly the same way so people end up in bubbles where they're hearing more and more stuff amplifying their existing prejudices.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode