Greece

Plato, Republic

Christina Hendricks gives the historical political context in which Plato wrote this text, talks about the Socratic elenchus and how it is exemplified in Book I, and discusses the parallel structure of the kallipolis and the soul.

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Sophocles, Antigone

Video of lecture by Robert Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme

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Plato, Gorgias

Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Christina Hendricks for the “Remake/Remodel” theme

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