Episode 331: Who's Your Law Daddy? (Plato's "Crito")

About this episode

David and Tamler discuss Plato's 'Crito' and the moral implications of Socrates' decision to accept his punishment.

In another Back 2 Basics episode, David and Tamler talk about Plato's "Crito," a dialogue that takes place two days before Socrates' death by hemlock. His friend Crito wants him to escape, but Socrates will only agree if they judge that it's the right thing to do. One imagined debate between him and the Laws of Athens later, Socrates decides to accept his punishment. Plus we open with "Contrarian Corner" (Cinema Edition), in which we list our top 3 movies where we just don't understand all the love. Crito (Plato's Dialogue) [ wikipedia.org ]

People in this episode

Hosts: David Pizarro, Tamler Sommers

Topics covered

• Plato
• Socrates
• philosophy
• ethics
• law
• cinema

Keywords

• Plato
• Crito
• Socrates
• philosophy
• ethics
• law
• movies
• Contrarian Corner

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Books & works: Plato's "Crito"

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