Greek philosophy 6.1: Owls to Athens 1: Athens and Drama 

Public intellectualism in 5th century Athens.
00:00 Introduction
03:07 Owls and Wisdom at Athens
04:43 Historical Context: Athens in the 5th century BCE
10:56 Background: 6th-century Lyric Poetry and Human Vulnerability
16:45 The Birth of Tragedy: Aristotle's View
28:17 Tragedy and Socratic Philosophy
39:04 Review