Episode 73, Plato’s Phaedo: The Death of Socrates (Part I - The Soul and Body)

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Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane

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4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Let me tell you about the day Socrates drank the poison. You must be aware of his trial and apology? The Athenians have not stopped talking about it since Meletus and the others condemned him. Do not worry, he did not die in fear and nor is he truly gone. He argued his case much like he always had. He died the philosopher’s death, having practiced for it his entire life.

What does this mean? Socrates spoke persuasively about matters concerning the immortality of the soul. He said the life of a true philosopher helps the prisoner, chained hand and foot in their body, to escape from the dark cave of ignorance and into the light of wisdom. This, in turn, provides the soul with the perfect means to release itself from the body after death.

When the hour arrived, and Socrates finally took the hemlock, he did not flinch. Those of us who bore witness could not help but shed a tear – we were not as brave as the wise man who lay before us. What? You would like to hear more? Are you not convinced of the immortality that Socrates proposed? Come, take a seat, I will tell you the full story…

Contents

Part I. The Soul and Body

Part II. Arguments for the Soul’s Immortality

Part III. In Defence of Immortality

Part IV. The Death of Socrates, Further Analysis and Discussion

Transcript

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0:00.0	Let me tell you about the day Socrates drank the poison.
0:11.0	You must be aware of his trial and apology.
0:14.0	The Athenians have not stopped talking about it since Meletus and the others condemned him.
0:18.0	Do not worry. He did not die in fear, and nor is he truly gone.
0:22.3	He argued his case much like he always had. He died the philosopher's death, having practiced
0:27.8	for his entire life. What does this mean? Socrates spoke persuasively about matters concerning
0:33.5	the immortality of the soul. He said the life of a true philosopher helps the prisoner,
0:38.8	chained hand and foot in their body, to escape from the dark cave of ignorance and into the
0:44.2	lighter wisdom. This, in turn, provides the soul with the perfect means to release itself
0:49.7	from the body after death. When the hour arrived and Socrates finally took the hemlock, he did not flinch.
0:56.6	Those of us who bore witness could not help but shed a tear. We were not as brave as the wise man
1:01.6	who lay before us. Would you like to hear more? Are you not convinced of the immortality that
1:07.1	Socrates proposed? Come take a seat. I will tell you the full story.
1:25.1	Hello and welcome to episode 73 of the band'scast. I'm the man compelled to wonder about the earth as a punishment for his bad conduct in a past life, Mr Jack Symes. And you've both got a little introduction here. In the course of his life, he has often had the same dream, a dream urging him like a spectator,
1:45.0	urging a runner in a race, demanding that he do what he has always been doing. Read a manual
1:50.2	can't and open a cafe. Yes, is the man who values wisdom over all else, the bravest, the wisest,
1:57.2	the most just Mr. Andrew Horton. Hello!
2:02.7	Part-time pleasure seeker and full-time
2:04.3	sophist, this kindred soul spends its life
2:06.7	wondering around in utter dissolution,
2:08.7	preaching empiricism and virtue ethics.
2:11.1	If the eudaimatic life consists
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