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2 timestamped hits 2 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2024-10-22, day precision Aliases: democracies, democracy, prophets-democracies, prophets-democracy, prophets-of-democracies

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prophets of democracy

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...remember I said that Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Eupodes, they're really prophets of democracy. They see themselves as teachers who teach Athenians how to practice..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...remember I said that Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Eupodes, they're really prophets of democracy. They see themselves as teachers who teach Athenians how to practice..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr (2024-10-22, day precision).

Most connected source readings: The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr; Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself.

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Key Notes

prophets of democracy

Glossary

Jiang's phrase for Greek tragedians as teachers who train Athenians in democratic responsibility, justice, and truth.

prophets of democracy

Glossary

Jiang's phrase for Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as playwright-teachers who instructed Athens in democratic meaning and responsibility.

Timestamped Evidence

The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr

2024-10-22, day precision · Civilization #10: The Trial of Socrates and Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Transcript

"...remember I said that Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Eupodes, they're really prophets of democracy. They see themselves as teachers who teach Athenians how to practice..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

The Cave That Makes Socrates A Martyr

2024-10-22, day precision · glossary, semantic-ref

Reading

A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central turn: Socrates attacks democracy by exposing the weakness of language and reason, then Plato rescues Socrates by turning the cave into a martyr story, a Christian universe,...

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