Crito (cont.) EP6 Moral Realism
This 4 minute episode has a short summary of the previous episode, emphasizing Socrates' passionate claim that the duty to obey the law is always superior to individual desires. But this still leaves...
10 Aug 20214min
Crito, The Duty to Obey the Law EP5
Crito is the title of the third dialogue in Plato's series of Socratic dialogues about the events before and after Socrates' execution. In this dialogue, the character Crito attempts to convince Socra...
3 Aug 202124min
Apology (cont.) EP4
This episode is about the final speech of Socrates at his trial after he has been convicted and sentenced to death. He tells the jury that no one should fear death (because to fear death falsely impl...
27 Jul 202112min
Apology. EP3. The Trial of Socrates
Reading from chapter 3 of his book Understanding Plato, Professor Laurence Houlgate explains how Plato's dialogue Apology is best understood by breaking it down into four parts. Each part is discussed...
20 Jul 202119min
Euthyphro EP2 On philosophy and science
Continuing the discussion of Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, emphasizing the implicit distinction Plato makes between philosophy and science. Listeners are invited to follow the discussion in chapter 2 o...
13 Jul 202120min
Euthyphro EP1
In Episode 1, Laurence Houlgate, author of Understanding Plato, shows how the character Socrates uses the "elenchus" method to refute the character Euthyphro's four definitions of the idea of piety. ...
6 Jul 202119min
