Archive for the ‘Plato’ Category
A Belle in the Prison of Socrates
A review of a play by Ahmen Etman about Socrates’ final days. Yet another text to find. Looks good. The second scene is about Socrates’ trial. Andocides has switched sides: despite taking Xanthula’s money, he now speaks on behalf of the prosecutors. It is Lysias, whose speech on love is discussed in Plato’s Phaedrus, who [...]
What would Socrates do?
I dreamt about Socrates the other night.
A Crito blog and Twitter
I’ve made a separate blog that focuses on Socrates’ choice between escape or death and what King’s counsel to Socrates would have been. Please visit and share your thoughts. I’ve also made Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and Delicious accounts.
