Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Let's talk about Socrates, because Peterson finds much meaning and comfort in his death...



Typo spotted: on one of the quotes slides, the reference numbers don't update to what's in text. The attached section numbers are correct, just didn't update the reference numbers (129 and 130).

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Timestamps
0:00 Socrates and Peterson
2:22 "The Delay of Gratification" continued
4:26 - Socrates by Peterson
4:52 - Sources for what we know of Socrates' trial
6:55 - Charges against Socrates
8:41 - His 'divine sign' and no man being wiser
12:32 - The trial
19:32 - The poison


Some logical flow inspired by: https://www.academia.edu/6769696/The_Two_Apologies_A_Comparison_of_the_Defense_Speeches_of_Plato_and_Xenophon