Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's accounts of the last days of Socrates in which he kept doing philosophy right up to the point of his execution by hemlock. Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests ...

Platos Crito is a thought-provoking dialogue that explores the themes of justice, morality, and the duty of citizens to the state. Set in the aftermath of Socrates trial and impending execution, the ...

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's Crito and Phaedo, his accounts of the last days of Socrates in prison in 399 BC as he waited to be executed by drinking hemlock. Both works show Socrates ...