PHIL 111: Introduction to Philosophy

LARKIN: Spring 2003

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DATE: 1-23-03

I. Objectives

A. Make sure we can give counter-examples to the necessity or sufficiency of a definition/conceptual analysis.

B. Explicate and Discuss Plato’s “Apology”.

II. Discussion:

A. Chair º Something with legs that people sit on.

B. Game º An activity with a winner and a loser.

III. Lecture:

A. The “older false accusations”

1. Prejudices Against Socrates

2. Socrates’ Defense

a. The Socratic Mission

b. The Outcome of the Socratic Mission

B. The Charge of Corrupting the Youth

1. Ad Hominem Attack on Meletus

2. Defense #1

3. Defense #2

C. The Charge of Atheism

1. The Charge

2. Socrates’ Defense

D. Further Remarks by Socrates

1. Confidence of Innocence

2. Gadfly Defense

3. No Emotional Appeals

E. The Penalty Phase

F. Concluding Remarks

IV. Discussion:

A. Did Socrates sufficiently answer the official charges against him?

B. What might Socrates have done differently to get a better result in the trial?

V. Next Time

A. Topic: Socrates in Prison

B. Reading: Plato, “Crito”

C. Reading Questions: See next skeleton.