Socrates and Untimely Questions: The pain of really asking
Our recent insightful and provocative conversation with Stephen Batchelor, on the occasion of his upcoming book Buddha, Socrates, and Us rekindled my curiosity about Socrates. How well do I understand the kind of philosophy he practiced, beyond the cliches?
Stephen Batchelor: Buddha, Socrates and Us
Stephen Batchelor is a writer, teacher, and former Buddhist monk known for his contemporary, secular approach to the Buddhist teachings. A longtime critic of traditional metaphysics in religion and philosophy, Batchelor reimagines Buddhism as a philosophy of life grounded in finite human lives of uncertainty and creative freedom. His widely influential …
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