Listen "The contradictions of democracy"
Episode Synopsis
Democracy is a powerful force for progress, but it's also vulnerable and beset by its own internal contradictions. Plato thought that democracy was a bad idea, as it gave unmerited power to the ignorant and the malevolent. Looking around the world today, can we confidently say he was wrong?
More episodes of the podcast Philosopher's Zone
What are we doing when we read?
27/11/2025
Poverty and punishment
14/11/2025
Knowledge, culture and parenting apps
07/11/2025
Slopaganda
15/10/2025
Albert Camus, fascism and America
03/10/2025
What beauty apps are doing to us
26/09/2025
Are babies conscious?
19/09/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.