philosophy

Module 01/Online Resources Socrates.html

Survey the following resources to use in Discussions. You are not expected to read/view all of these, but you should be able to cite some of these in your Discussion postings.

Socrates

• Read this introduction to the Sophists.
• Find out more about the Sophists, who were contemporaries of Socrates.
• Learn more about the Sophists and how they were different than Socrates.
• Read this PDF article on Socrates and the Sophists.
• See this short introduction and overview to Socrates.
• Read this introduction to Socrates.
• Learn more about Socrates and the Socratic Method.
• Learn more about Socrates from the Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• Browse through these quotations attributed to Socrates.
• Find out about the Socratic Dialogues.

• Read the Apology to see the words of Socrates in his trial.

• Video: Watch this video on the Sophists. (6:14)
• Video: See this video lecture on the Sophists. (14:27)
• Video: See this ppt video on Philosophy: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. (10:56)
• Video: Watch this video on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. (11:54)
• Video: Find out about David's famous painting, "The Death of Socrates." (7:33)
• Video: See this video on What is the Socratic Problem? (10:27)
• Video: See this video on the trial and death of Socrates. (14:07)
• Video: Find out more about the ideas of Socrates. (10:55)
• Video: See this news broadcast on the Trial of Socrates. (21:40)

(Learning Objectives Supported: 1a, 2a, 2b, 3a)