History: archeology
Sun 6 May 2012
2012
May 2012
Sunday 6 May 2012
Sun 6 May, 10:30 am. 1395 Lexington Avenue, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, 10128. 212-415-5500. 92nd Street Y - [email][events]
What do we really know about Socrates, father of Greek Philosophy—and what do we mean when we call him that? Did he work? Did he have a family? Did he write anything? What did others—Plato, Xenophon, Aristophanes—write about him? Did he defend himself against the charges that brought him death? What did he leave as a legacy of his 70 years as a citizen of Athens and a man of the world? Learn what facts we have about Socrates—and what is mere fiction. Tickets from $29 Brief Bio Ori Z Soltes teaches theology, art history, philosophy and history at Georgetown Universiry. He is the author of a dozen books and score of articles and essays. Among his books is From Plato's Cratylus to Levinas' "God and Philosophy": the Problem of Language for Philosophy. He has
Socrates: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Date: Sun, May 6, 2012, 10:30 am
Venue: Classroom
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
Event Code: TW12S61183