Plato's Relevance As We Move Away from Reality [7min @34:27]

Philosopher Anthony O'Hear joins a 45min roundtable discussion on the future of neuroscience, assisted dying for the terminally ill, and Freud's impact on literature, and discusses the relevance of Plato today. More than 2000 years have passed since Plato wrote about the Cave -- prisoners tied up in a cave who mistook shadows for reality and how this represented the human preference for diversion over truth. Today, O'Hear finds this more relevant than ever and discusses why he thinks modern society is moving further away from reality. His book Plato's Children: The State We Are In is published by Gibson Square."Start the Week" sets the cultural agenda every Monday. Guests are drawn from the top movers and shakers in politics, history, science and the arts. Host Andrew Marr also welcomes neuroscientist Steven Rose; Voluntary Euthanasia Society CEO Deborah Annetts; and novelist AS Byatt.