"Awoken by Socrates" by Gary L. Gregg
For some reason, I found myself awake this morning at 4:30 am thinking about the great seminar we had yesterday afternoon at the McConnell Center. We read Plato's "Apology" and "The Crito" in preparation and used them to unwind some terrific discussion threads dealing with leadership, culture, gadflies, materialism, democracy, sophism, ethics, rhetoric, and the like. It was a really wonderful two hours.
Probably because we spent Tuesday night discussing a smattering of contemporary/ recent British poets, and a few of us spent an after hour continuing to muse on the subject afterwards, I found myself beginning to compose in that wee hour. I eventually gave up trying to go back to sleep and just decided to obey the muse.
I won't blame the muse for my lack of talent, but will blame her for encouraging me to share my lack of talent this morning with the world. . . .
Socrates: of man and men
Man
In society
Outside culture
Questioning
Men
In society
In culture
Accusing
Man
Wisdom seeking
God serving
Opening
Men
Comfort loving
Mammon serving
Closing
Man
Stinging
Waking
Teaching
Men
Offended
Angered
Convicted
Hemlock
For some reason, I found myself awake this morning at 4:30 am thinking about the great seminar we had yesterday afternoon at the McConnell Center. We read Plato's "Apology" and "The Crito" in preparation and used them to unwind some terrific discussion threads dealing with leadership, culture, gadflies, materialism, democracy, sophism, ethics, rhetoric, and the like. It was a really wonderful two hours.
Probably because we spent Tuesday night discussing a smattering of contemporary/ recent British poets, and a few of us spent an after hour continuing to muse on the subject afterwards, I found myself beginning to compose in that wee hour. I eventually gave up trying to go back to sleep and just decided to obey the muse.
I won't blame the muse for my lack of talent, but will blame her for encouraging me to share my lack of talent this morning with the world. . . .
Socrates: of man and men
Man
In society
Outside culture
Questioning
Men
In society
In culture
Accusing
Man
Wisdom seeking
God serving
Opening
Men
Comfort loving
Mammon serving
Closing
Man
Stinging
Waking
Teaching
Men
Offended
Angered
Convicted
Hemlock