Abstract: How does Socrates’ story regarding his decision to compose poetry during his stay in prison relate to Plato’s overall agenda in his Phaedo? I focus on the claim that Socrates used Aesop’s fables since he himself was not an expert in storytelling, and...
Workshop held at the Section of Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, Friday, December 2, 2022
The Aim of the Workshop
The aim of the workshop is to develop a better understanding of the interpretations, evaluations and uses of the figure of Socrates in the seventeenth and eighteenth...
