5 – Plato’s Apology 5: The Apology of Athens
Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast
English - June 22, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Education philosophy political theory history politics plato political philosophy aristotle history of ideas political thought theory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Executing an innocent 70-year-old philosophy might look bad but you had to be there.
Topics include:
Why a reasonable, well-intentioned Athenian may have voted to kill Socrates.
Why politics might get interested in you, even if you’re not interested in politics.
The difference between morality tales and philosophy tales.
Art: Marijke Bouchier
Music: David Zikotivz and Clayton Tapp
Editing, episode art and social: Sepideh
Creamsicles: Zachary Amzallag
Cute Athenian boy tryna smash
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