Lecture 03 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito. In the Apology, Socrates proposes a new kind of citizenship in opposition to the traditional one that was based on the poetic conception of Homer.
Socrates' is a philosophical citizenship, relying on one's own powers of independent reason and judgment. The Crito, a dialogue taking place in Socrates' prison cell, is about civil obedience, piety, and
the duty of every citizen to respect and live by the laws of the community.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 03 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito
Time
Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]
1. Was Socrates Guilty or Innocent?
[00:02:22]
2. The Socratic Citizen
[00:09:39]
3. Principled Disobedience to the Law
[00:24:07]
4. Crito's Apology: "Companion Dialogue"
[00:42:22]
5. Applying Lessons from Fourth-Century Athens to Our World Today
References
Lecture 3 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito
Instructor: Professor Steven B. Smith. Resources: Plato, Apology [ebook]; Plato, Crito [ebook]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].