Chapter 1 Socrates ?……………………………………………………………………………1 Historical Background Who Was Socrates? ?…………………………………………………2 Reflective Reading Topic 1 A Taste of Plato’s Socratic Dialogues ?……………………3 Topic 2 The Art of Discourse ?………………………………………5 Topic 3 A Divine Voice ?……………………………………………7 Topic 4 The Right Insight Leads to the Right Action ?………… 9 Further Reading Plato’s Socratic Dialogues ?……………………………………… 10 Pre-Socratic Thinkers ?…………………………………………… 16 After-class Assignment ?……………………………………………………………………… 23 Chapter 2 Plato ?……………………………………………………………………………… 25 Historical Background Who Was Plato? ?………………………………………………… 26 Reflective Reading Topic 1 Eternally True, Eternally Beautiful, and Eternally Good ?…………………………………………………………… 27 ……