HeroesX v11 Office Hours 13 | Socrates as a Hero, Plato's Absence, and Theseus the Savior @KosmosSociety2024

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A discussion of Plato’s Apology and Phaedo: the existence of a hero cult of Socrates in Plato’s Academy; Socrates as a different kind of hero; a rooster for Asklepios — perhaps for Plato’s health; Plato as an absent signifier; Theseus as a hero-founder of the Athenian democracy.

Recorded in Spring 2019 during v11 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 22. 23, and 24, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.

HeroesX v11 Office Hours 13 | Socrates as a Hero, Platos Absence, and Theseus the Savior

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