24th Annual Student Research Conference
Socrates, Salvation and Social Justice
Nathan J. Hardy
Dr. Patricia Burton, Faculty Mentor
Our time is a time when terms like soul (psuche) and salvation (soter) are thrown about with little concern for what they mean. Often we are told we need to save our souls and are given doctrinal requirements for doing this. When we look back to Platos earlier dialogues about Socrates however, we see a different conception of both the soul and of salvation. Using these early dialogues, specifically Crito (47d3-6), Protagoras (357b), The Defence of Socrates (40c-41e) and The Republic (444c-445b), I explore Socrates conception of the soul and argue that his conception of salvation in the Protagoras depends on his notion of soul which can help us reconsider our ideas of soul in terms of social justice and human engagement in human activities.
Keywords: Socrates, Salvation, Social Justice, Psuche, Soter
Topic(s):Philosophy & Religion
Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: 8-5
Location: MG 2090
Time: 9:00