Socrates On Trial

Socrates On Trial tells of Socrates's return to a modern city that is plagued by prejudice, privilege and populism. On resuming his questioning in the agora he is arrested, interrogated by his prosecutors, questioned by his Judge, and confessed to by his inquisitor. On a Festival Day, he explores a new model for the just city —a city based not on mastery but on learning —before offering a new apology to the court that will, once again, decide his fate.

This new/old Socrates offers the city a...