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 [...]
I dreamt about Socrates the other night.
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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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