Yanis Varoufakis on Hypatia
The Greek politician and economist takes us back to ancient Alexandria and the life of a woman who shone as a mathematician and philosopher but met a gruesome end.
The Greek politician and economist takes us back to ancient Alexandria and the life of the first woman to make her name as a mathematician. But Hypatia is best known now for being brutally murdered. Yanis Varoufakis makes the case for her as a philosopher and mathematician, and explores how her story has been interpreted and misinterpreted in the centuries after her death. He's joined by the writer and broadcaster, Professor Edith Hall.
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