5/15 Pericles Funeral Oration

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Continue reading "Pericles Funeral Oration" up to p. 148 (bottom of page, section 42 line 10).

Make a list of some of the Athenian values that you encountered in the text. Choose one and write a couple of sentences (or more) about why it might be good for the trial of Socrates.We are not going to read the rest of the oration, so if you are interested you should read the rest on your own. We will move on to the Apology of Plato.

- They view themselves as a model to the rest of society.
- They are aware that they have an advanced government and knew a lot about it, as well as their own lives and interests.
- They try not to ask for help and solve/get things done on their own.

I think this would be good point in the debate because their way of life clashes with Socrates' opinions. In a way that means that he would be the only one who opposes them, which could result in a all to one ratio, not in Socrates' favor.