Political Dissidence Today and in Ancient Greece: Trial and Death of Socrates in Its Classical and Legal Context

Seminar, three hours. Study of trial and death of Socrates by examining its relevance today to legal treatment of dissent and civil disobedience in the U.S. and to variety of contemporary theories and strategies of dissent. Introduction to Greek legal system, values that animated that system, and new ways to think about roles of law. P/NP or letter grading.

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Instructor
Frances Olsen
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11F 09W 07F 07W

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