POL200Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Socratic Dialogue, Peloponnesian War, Warble Fly
23 Sep 2019
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The dating of the socratic dialogues: early, middle and late dialogues- socrates is the protagonist, plato adheres closely to socrates teachings, he keeps the dialogues of socrates very accurate. 19 sep 2019: the character of socrates changes through the dialogues, apology- what happens in the trial f. How is it bad for young people: listened to the oracle and they have inspired him to go on this quest. 19 sep 2019: he suggests that he is ready to die for this rather than going back to his convictions. Antigone- says to listen to people as they know what is best; socrates says no: matters of justice should be left to experts who know about justice people who treat it like a craft. Socrates" argument for remaining: is it just to stay or is it just to flee: the value of the rule of law.
