And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. — Plato

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

Author: Plato

Insight: Your mind craves novelty like your stomach craves food—except starving mentally doesn't hurt until years later. That scroll-hole you fall into at night? That's hunger. The real question is whether you're eating junk or actual nourishment.

Source: Republic, Book IV, 439b

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And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

PlatoRepublic, Book IV, 439b

Insight

Your mind craves novelty like your stomach craves food—except starving mentally doesn't hurt until years later. That scroll-hole you fall into at night? That's hunger. The real question is whether you're eating junk or actual nourishment.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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