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Western Culture 101.09 

Plato and Athens

Instructor:  M. Prevo

Schedule and Requirements

Prevo's Home Page

Websites to visit:

• Tour of Athens - Perseus/Tufts
• Acropolis - Harpy Imagebase
• Parthenon - resource page
• Quiz

Study questions for Plato's Apology.

1. In what sense is Socrates an orator, in what sense not?
2. What are the two kinds of accusers Socrates has to contend with?
3. Does Socrates charge money for teaching? Who does?
4. How is the god at Delphi Socrates' witness?
5. What was the oracle about Socrates?
6. How does Socrates test the oracle?
7. Whom does Meletus say make the young men better?
8. Why, says Socrates, would no one wish to corrupt the youth?
9. How does Socrates refute the charge of atheism made against him?
10. How does Socrates compare himself to Achilles?
11. Why is Socrates not afraid of death?
12. Why is Socrates opposed to an acquittal based on his ceasing to practice philosophy?
13. Can a bad man harm a good man?
14. What is the point of Socrates' comparison of himself to a gadfly?
15. What political office has Socrates held?
16. Why hasn't he participated more actively in politics?
17. Why won't Socrates employ emotional appeals to the jury?
18. What penalty does Socrates propose after he has been condemned?
19. Why does he propose so light a penalty?
20. What are the two possibilities for death which Socrates proposes?