What Is Called Thinking?

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The Philosopher And The Oracle

The Philosopher And The Oracle

Socrates, Oedipus, Abraham, Agnes Callard

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Zohar Atkins
Aug 10, 2022
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As some of my readers know, I’m a huge Agnes Callard fan. I couldn’t be happier that I got to talk to her for two hours about Socrates. You can listen to our conversation here.

One thing Agnes pointed out is the difference between Socrates and Oedipus. Both hear oracles, but Socrates questions the oracle and Oedipus takes it unquestioningly at face value…

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