Description
20 years after the publication of Vital Remnants: America’s Founding and the Western Tradition, a book that set out to help America remember her vital roots in the western tradition, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II takes up the title of Vital Remnants once more to continue the mission of serving the future by remembering, thinking about, and learning from the great thinkers of the past. Join Dr. Gregg as he guides listeners through some of the most important texts in human history. Whether you are looking for help in reaching a long abandoned reading goal and continuing your life-long learning, or looking for leadership and life lessons from something deeper than the latest self-help book, Gregg brings a quarter of a century's worth of experience teaching leadership to help you along the way. Vital Remnants from our shared past await to inspire, encourage, and teach us today just as they changed the world we have inherited.
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Jul 6, 2020
Summary
In the third episode of Season 3 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II discusses "The Crito" the third of Plato's dialogues in The Last Days of Socrates collection. In "The Crito," we find Socrates in prison, awaiting his execution. Faced with an opportunity to escape, he considers what factors should influence his decision. This dialogue raises questions about justice, public opinion, and democratic rule.
Corresponding Reading
“The Crito” pages 66-81 of Plato, The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo. Translated with Introductions and Notes by Christopher Rowe (New York, Penguin Books, 2010)
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Contributors
Intro: Natalie Smith, McConnell Center Civic Education Coordinator
Host: Dr. Gary L. Gregg II, McConnell Center Director
Producer: Connor Tracy, McConnell Center SBS Coordinator