Chapter 1 Socrates ?……………………………………………………………………………1
Historical Background Who Was Socrates? ?…………………………………………………2
Reflective Reading Topic 1 A Taste of Plato’s Socratic Dialogues ?……………………3
Topic 2 The Art of Discourse ?………………………………………5
Topic 3 A Divine Voice ?……………………………………………7
Topic 4 The Right Insight Leads to the Right Action ?………… 9
Further Reading Plato’s Socratic Dialogues ?……………………………………… 10
Pre-Socratic Thinkers ?…………………………………………… 16
After-class Assignment ?……………………………………………………………………… 23
Chapter 2 Plato ?……………………………………………………………………………… 25
Historical Background Who Was Plato? ?………………………………………………… 26
Reflective Reading Topic 1 Eternally True, Eternally Beautiful, and Eternally Good
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