Greek Philosophers
Simon T. Bailey
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are three of philosophy’s greatest contributors. You already knew that. But what you might not know is that they all lived in classical Athens at around the same time. You might not know that Socrates was executed for practicing free speech. You might not know that Plato was sold into slavery for making the Tyrant of Syracuse angry. And you might not know that Aristotle tutored the famous Alexander the Great. The philosophers were part of some crazy world events as well. The Peloponnesian War, the Macedonian takeover, the thirty tyrants who thought they could wipe out Athenian democracy…it’s all there.
Truth to be told, there’s not a lot of testimony out there detailing what their lives were like. Historians of those days were more concerned with documenting the perpetual civil wars, and the philosophers’ students were more concerned with recording their teachers’ ideas. However, this book by Simon T. Bailey entitled Greek Philosophers: The Lives and Times of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle is a look into what it might have been like for Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to live in Athens in the fourth and fifth centuries BCE.
If you’re looking for a dry professorial work full of archaeological evidence, then this book isn’t going to be your cup of tea, but if you’re looking for a partially fictionalized rendition of the philosophers’ lives and thoughts that seeks to humanize those marble statues or are looking for something to wet your palate and get you excited about ancient Greek history and philosophy, then this book is your boon.
Duration - 22h 49m.
Author - Simon T. Bailey.
Narrator - Christopher Stone.
Published Date - Monday, 30 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2015 Make Profits Easy LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are three of philosophy’s greatest contributors. You already knew that. But what you might not know is that they all lived in classical Athens at around the same time. You might not know that Socrates was executed for practicing free speech. You might not know that Plato was sold into slavery for making the Tyrant of Syracuse angry. And you might not know that Aristotle tutored the famous Alexander the Great. The philosophers were part of some crazy world events as well. The Peloponnesian War, the Macedonian takeover, the thirty tyrants who thought they could wipe out Athenian democracy…it’s all there. Truth to be told, there’s not a lot of testimony out there detailing what their lives were like. Historians of those days were more concerned with documenting the perpetual civil wars, and the philosophers’ students were more concerned with recording their teachers’ ideas. However, this book by Simon T. Bailey entitled Greek Philosophers: The Lives and Times of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle is a look into what it might have been like for Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to live in Athens in the fourth and fifth centuries BCE. If you’re looking for a dry professorial work full of archaeological evidence, then this book isn’t going to be your cup of tea, but if you’re looking for a partially fictionalized rendition of the philosophers’ lives and thoughts that seeks to humanize those marble statues or are looking for something to wet your palate and get you excited about ancient Greek history and philosophy, then this book is your boon. Duration - 22h 49m. Author - Simon T. Bailey. Narrator - Christopher Stone. Published Date - Monday, 30 January 2023. Copyright - © 2015 Make Profits Easy LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:16:12
Introduction: The Philosophers of Athens Golden Age
Duration:08:37:44
Chapter One: Socrates Trial and the Freedom of Speech
Duration:10:28:43
Chapter Two: The Oracle of Delphi
Duration:09:05:14
Chapter Three: Socrates at Battle
Duration:09:47:53
Chapter Four: The Oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants
Duration:08:17:44
Chapter Five: Socrates’ Conviction
Duration:10:25:58
Chapter Six: The Death of Socrates
Duration:10:07:25
Chapter Seven: Plato’s Disillusionment
Duration:11:43:22
Chapter Eight: Plato and the Fall of Athens
Duration:10:27:46
Chapter Nine: Plato’s Personal Struggle with Athens
Duration:10:44:56
Chapter Ten: Plato’s First Adventure in Syracuse
Duration:10:14:20
Chapter Eleven: Plato Founds the Academy
Duration:08:28:01
Chapter Twelve: Plato’s Second Trip to Syracuse
Duration:09:26:37
Chapter Thirteen: Aristotle at the Academy
Duration:12:49:36
Chapter Fourteen: Aristotle’s Quest for New Knowledge
Duration:12:10:18
Chapter Fifteen: Aristotle Returns to Macedon
Duration:10:58:08
Chapter Sixteen: Aristotle Founds the Lyceum
Duration:11:10:02
Chapter Seventeen: Religion in Athens
Duration:09:03:13
Chapter Eighteen: An Intimate Look at Male Sexuality in Athens
Duration:07:25:24
Chapter Nineteen: The Sordid Separate Lives of Athenian Women
Duration:10:20:13
Conclusion: Choosing Sides
Duration:12:16:50
Ending Credits
Duration:00:23:39