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My first PHIL 101 video!

Posted on September 4, 2009, 11:27 pm, by profpam, under Ancient Greece, Plato.

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A Belle in the Prison of Socrates

Posted on May 16, 2009, 6:01 pm, by profpam, under Apology, Crito, Death, Gandhi, King, Phaedo, Plato, 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 proposes [...]

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What would Socrates do?

Posted on May 8, 2009, 11:12 pm, by profpam, under Civil Disobedience, Crito, King, Plato.

I dreamt about Socrates the other night.
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A Crito blog and Twitter

Posted on April 27, 2009, 5:05 pm, by profpam, under Crito, King, Plato.

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.
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