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Today on the show, what do you and Greek philosophers have in common?
And how can ancient ideas help us manage our modern woes?
This is Notre Dame philosophy professor Megan Sullivan.
Okay, so let's go back 2,400 years to the earliest days of democracy.
There was chaos, confusion, and some big questions.
Enter Socrates.
He's a soldier turned teacher, and he decides that instead of all this debating, young people needed more in-depth conversations.