What is genius? How do we define it? Why does it fascinate us so deeply? And why did it cost Socrates his life?
In The Genius of Socrates, Dr. Darrin McMahon of Dartmouth College will take you back to the Classical world to explore the idea of genius and how its origins reflect its persistent ability to both attract and frighten us. As you look back on the trial of Socrates and its impact on later cultures, you will see how the conception of genius was first shaped and how it transformed over time from ancient Greece to the present day.