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...
Virtual Socrates Colloquium 2022
A Special Two Hour Panel
Thursday, April 28
11:00 - 1:00 CDT
What Socrates Does
Moderator:
Nicholas Smith
Professor of Philosophy, Lewis and Clark College
The Social Aspects of Socratic Philosophizing
Laura Candiotto
Associate Professor of Philosophy
University of Pardubice
The Practical Context of Socratic Elenchus
Grant Bartolome Dowling
Stanford University
The Role of Emotions...
