Apology of Socrates | Plato | *Philosophers, Explained* by Professor Stephen Hicks

Who are the great philosophers, and what makes them great?

Was Socrates disrespectful of the gods and corrupting the young men around him? And if so, did he deserve the death penalty?

Philosophers, Explained covers major philosophers and texts, especially the great classics. In each episode, Professor Hicks discusses an important work, doing a close reading that lasts 40 minutes to an hour. In this episode, Dr. Hicks discusses Plato’s Apology, which is an account of the defense that Socrates offered when he was charged with impiety and corruption of the youth in Athens.

Episodes: The full playlist.

Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland.

Apology of Socrates | Plato | Philosophers, Explained by Professor Stephen Hicks

Episodes: The full playlist.

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