Weakness of Will
The Greek word that can be described as a lack of self control or acting against one's own better judgement
What is akrasia?
I debate Protagoras in Protagoras
Who is Socrates?
This person wrote and directed Touch of Evil
Who is Orson Welles?
I said "Listen, I'm no cop now. I'm a husband! What did you do with her? Where's my wife?"
Who is Mike Vargas?
Touch of Evil premiered this year
When is 1958?
The school of thought that equates pleasure to goodness and pain to badness
What is Hedonism?
This differentiates boldness from courage
What is wisdom or knowledge?
This person played Police Captain Hank Quinlan in Touch of Evil
Who is Orson Welles?
I said "the Chairman of the Pan-American Narcotics Commission has a sacred duty to perform"
Who is Susan Vargas?
I am a friend of Socrates' who wants Protagoras to teach me; I claim that Protagoras "has a monopoly on wisdom and won’t give me any" (310d)
Who is Hippocrates?
According to Socrates, this is the reason that people give into their own desires
What is ignorance? (pun intended)
I believe that justice, holiness, piety, and things like this are virtue
Who is Protagoras?
This person shot and killed his idol Hank Quinlan
Who is Pete Menzies?
In reference to the car explosion, I said "Did they toss it in or was it planted ahead of time?"
Who is Hank Quinlan?
Touch of Evil won this award at the 1958 Brussels World Film Festival
What is best film?
The Greek word that can be described as having power over one's own passions, instincts, and actions
What is enkrateia?
Protagoras tells the story of these two demigods as an explanation as to why humans have civic virtue
Who are Prometheus and Epimetheus?
This person's car explodes at the beginning of the movie
Who is Rudy Linnekar?
Referencing Quinlan, I said "He was some kind of a man"
Who is Tana?
Socrates' friend jokes that Socrates is looking for me; the friend calls me a "beautiful man" (309a)
Who is Alcibiades?
According to Socrates, this is the reason that people are able to prevent their desires from controlling their actions
What is wisdom?
A method of arguing by setting up a thesis that your opponent holds, securing a further set of claims that you opponent holds, then showing that these claims conflict with the original thesis
What is the Socratic Method; Method of Elenchus?
Who is Manelo Sanchez?
Referncing Quinlan, I said "Hank was a great detective, all right"
Who is Al Schwartz?
How many years was Quinlan "on the wagon?"
What is twelve?