Plato, Apology | Socrates' Gadfly Analogy | Philosophy Core Concepts

Enroll in the intensive 1-day seminar on Plato's Symposium - https://reasonio.teachable.com/p/spec... Get Plato's Apology - https://amzn.to/2JiAQfm request personal videos on Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/gregorybsadler Support my work here -   / sadler   or Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Philosophy tutorials - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... Take classes with me - https://reasonio.teachable.com/ This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker. This video focuses on Plato's dialogue, The Apology, and examines Socrates's metaphor of the horse and the gadfly, as an analogy for his relationship to the city of Athens. I also discuss the specific ways Socrates mentions by which he fulfills this role of provoking the citizens of the city of Athens towards the examined life. If you'd like to support my work producing videos like this, become a Patreon supporter! Here's the link to find out more - including the rewards I offer backers:   / sadler   You can also make a direct contribution to help fund my ongoing educational projects, by clicking here: https://www.paypal.me/ReasonIO If you're interested in philosophy tutorial sessions with me - especially on Cicero or Stoicism more generally! - click here: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... My videos are used by students, lifelong learners, other professors, and professionals to learn more about topics, texts, and thinkers in philosophy, religious studies, literature, social-political theory, critical thinking, and communications. These include college and university classes, British A-levels preparation, and Indian civil service (IAS) examination preparation (Amazon links are associate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)