For our section on oral knowledge, I have
been assigned the topic of the ancient Minoans, with an emphasis on how they
were portrayed by Euripides in his classic play, Bacchae. As I was thinking
about this assignment, I had an idea that will (hopefully) allow me to connect
our discussions in the last section of the class to the idea of rhetoric in
Greek culture, which, I hope, will transition into Euripides. My idea was to incorporate Socrates into a
post. (hence the title, I hope someone besides me sees the humor?)
