**Due tonight:
----->Re-read "The Apology", then read Chapter 1 of Pojman.
----->Write a page (typed, preferably)--It's sometimes hard
to come to certainty about why Plato composed and left us the
"Dialogues." By inclusion, the same is true of the "Apology." What do
YOU think Plato saw in Socrates that prompted Plato to remember Socrates
(lovingly?) and to honor his mentor by crafting this version of
Socrates' defense at the trial. Why is Socrates different from the
cranky old uncle that shows up at family gatherings and makes everyone
uncomfortable with peculiar reminiscences, raging biases and
"uncensored" remarks, not to mention nosy and embarrassing questions.
Support your theory with some kind of evidence.
**Discussion and analysis of "The Apology".
------>A few questions....
------>Presentation on Socrates, etc. (see previous post)
------>Discussion of the text and its place in literature/education/history.
**Begin discussion of Pojman, Chapter 1, as time permits.
**For next week: Read Pojman, Chapter 2, Why be moral?
------>Write a page: In Chapter 1, Pojman used the examples of "Lord of the Flies" and "Leviathan" to help support his discussion of the need for the study of ethics. Write your own answer to the question of this chapter: "Why study Ethics?" Support your answer with some evidence from literature or film, or from your own experience (without getting too personal, please), that helps you understand and explain this need clearly.
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