Tag: Socrates
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Socrates Discussion with Cephalus – The Beginning of the Republic
Plato’s Republic – Book I This article is the beginning of an analysis of Books I and II of Plato’s Republic. Book I begins with Socrates and Glaucon going to Piraeus to pray to Bendis and to see the Panathenaic Festival. On their way home, Socrates and Glaucon encounter Polemarchus, the son of a wealthy […]
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Plato’s Crito – An Argument Between Friends
Summary A direct follow up to Plato’s Apology, Crito takes place after Socrates’ trial. The Greek state of Athens, through a jury of 500 Athenians has ruled that he is guilty and has scheduled him for execution. Crito, a wealthy and influential Athenian, is a loyal friend and an ardent supporter of Socrates and visits him in prison […]