Who was Socrates of Athens? An introduction to his life and methods.
00:00 Introduction
02:07 Prelude: Values, Actions, and Education
08:13 The Life of Socrates: Overview
10:13 Socrates at Home: Parents, Trade, and Deme (470-450)
12:30 Transformation: The Oracle at Delphi (before 431, or perhaps 426)
17:00 Mandatory Military Service (c. 430-420)
18:30 Association with Alcibiades (c. 430-420)
22:14 Family: Xanthippe and Socrates' Sons
24:40 Comic Poets take notice (423-417)
27:15 Assembly Presidency by lot (406)
29:20 Resistance to the Thirty Tyrants (404)
31:15 Socrates' Trial and Execution (399)
35:46 The Socratic Problem
40:07 Socrates' Methods of Dialogue: Neither Traditional Poet nor Sophist
43:40 Know Thyself: Inspiration from the Oracle at Delphi
47:50 Examining Values: The stories we tell
51:04 Search for Consistency: Beliefs and actions
52:20 Changes of Style: Examination, Encouragement, Midwifery
56:35 Never Stop Seeking (philosophein)
57:45 Examples of Books on Socrates
58:55 Conclusions