In his closing arguments, Socrates will continue to insist that the unexamined life is not worth living. In exploring that issue, we'll address the following questions: <ol> <li>How does Socrates try to convince the jury that it is their loss if he is put to death?</li> <li>Why would Socrates refuse to beg the jury for his life?</li> <li>How does Socrates see himself as a Greek hero? </li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Plato. <a href= "https://a.co/d/8lw6iJO">The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo.</a> Translated by H. Tredennick and H. Tarrant. New York: Penguin, 2003.

In his closing arguments, Socrates will continue to insist that the unexamined life is not worth living. In exploring that issue, we'll address the following questions: How does Socrates try to convince the jury that it is their loss if he is put to death? Why would Socrates refuse to beg the jury for his life? How does Socrates see himself as a Greek hero? Recommended Reading: Plato. The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo. Translated by H. Tredennick and H. Tarrant. New York: Penguin, 2003.

In his closing arguments, Socrates will continue to insist that the unexamined life is not worth living. In exploring that issue, we'll address the following questions: <ol> <li>How does Socrates try to convince the jury that it is their loss if he is put to death?</li> <li>Why would Socrates refuse to beg the jury for his life?</li> <li>How does Socrates see himself as a Greek hero? </li> </ol> Recommended Reading: Plato. <a href="https://a.co/d/8lw6iJO" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo.</a> Translated by H. Tredennick and H. Tarrant. New York: Penguin, 2003.

Plato's Apology II: The Un-Apologetic Philosopher

Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. 

In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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