Russell, Socrates and Plato
• Bertrand Russell, on ‘the value of philosophy’
• Plato, the Apology and the Crito (on the life of Socrates)
• Plato, the ‘Allegory of the cave’
1. In what ways does each thinker (Russell, Socrates and Plato) in some way describe and then defend the value of philosophy and its importance to living a ‘good’ life?
2. What is the evidence that, each in their own way, these thinkers criticize a certain type of person (or group of people) for their lack of interest in critical thinking? What kinds of people do these thinkers criticize? What are their criticisms?
3. What does each thinker say is the biggest obstacle to living a philosophic life?








Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson



