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So why do Philosophers get murdered?
Socrates was minding his own beeswax (kind of) before he got poisoned with Hemlock.
Today we talk to Hypatia, Alexandria's preeminent philosopher, and arguably the leading mathematician in the world up to this date.
335AD Alexandria witnessed dramatic division between Christians, Jews, and Pagans and Hypatia’s story shows the dangers of religious strife that end in bloodshed.
So why do Philosophers get murdered?
Socrates was minding his own beeswax (kind of) before he got poisoned with Hemlock.
Today we talk to Hypatia, Alexandria's preeminent philosopher, and arguably the leading mathematician in the world up to this date.
335AD Alexandria witnessed dramatic division between Christians, Jews, and Pagans and Hypatia’s story shows the dangers of religious strife that end in bloodshed.