Friday, June 14, 2024

June 14– From "Crito" by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett

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June 14– From Crito by Plato translated by Benjamin Jowett

Summary: Socrates is going to die, but not today.

Commentary: I've said before that I don't really care for these philosophical dialogues, since they inevitably devolve into one of the characters mindlessly agreeing that the other is such a genius while the other rambles on. This one was okay for the first half or so, but then it lapses into the usual. I thought the beginning was going to be unexpected hanging paradox, but no.

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