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 MB
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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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