Off the Shelf: Why Plato Matters Now - Angie Hobbs

Does Plato matter? Angie Hobbs argues that if we want to understand the world we live in from democracy and autocracy to fake news and celebrity there is no better place to start than Plato.

Exploring the intersection between the ancient and the modern, she shows how Plato can help us address key questions concerning the nature of a flourishing life - community, healthcare, love, friendship, heroism, reality and art. Angie Hobbs, Emerita Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, shows us why Plato matters now, more than ever.  

This event is part of Off the Shelf: Festival of Words from the University of Sheffield. The full festival programme is available here: https://offtheshelf.org.uk/events/ 

The event is organised by the Off the Shelf Festival. Views expressed at this event do not reflect those of Sheffield Museums.