Great Books Ep 69. Sophocles - Oedipus the King. Our Enduring Fascination with Predicting the Future.

A lot of technology gets used in predicting the future which always tends to be off the mark. Can newer technologies be used to improve the lives of ordinary people than for predicting the future?

Jun 22, 2024

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“Nay, what should mortal fear, for whom the decrees of fortune are supreme, and who hath clear foresight of nothing?”

~ ‘Oedipus The King’ by Sophocles (Richard. C. Jebb tr…

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