Rachel Barney: Ancient Philosophy and the Sophists | Robinson's Podcast #79

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A conversation with a specialist in ancient philosophy (Toronto) on who the Sophists were and how Plato portrayed them.

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Rachel Barney on ancient Greek philosophy and the Sophists.

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