Socrates, the first philosopher of Athens (2/2). Listen to the rest of the life of Socrates told by Virginie Girod.
Socrates lived during the century of Pericles, when Athenian democracy was at the height of its power. But this democracy is fragile and the philosopher, in the name of truth, questions its fault lines. If Socrates left us no writing, it is through the work of his disciples, such as Plato, that we are aware of his fundamental thought. Topics covered: Ancient Greece, philosophy, Pericles and Peloponnesian War.