Crito Socrates Moral Analysis

public he would not have continued his life's work of philosophizing but instead he would have stopped and would have let himself fall victim to what the city of Athens had to say. Knowing his life would be lived well if he continued doing the work that he loved, Socrates chose to listen to himself over listening to the public, thus making his life worth living. Raising the question of whether it would be of good action to escape from prison with Crito, Socrates speaks of why he feels as though running away would ruin his moral character and relationship with the laws. Stating the seriousness of his relationship with the law, Socrates compares the law to a mother with a child. Like a mother the law protects, cares for and only wants the best …show more content…
For Socrates to now act out of desperation and fear for his life, he would be going against what he has known since birth, which is to be true to himself and to who he is. With a strong character portrayed as a religious man, Socrates does what God has told him to do. He continues to philosophize throughout his life in order to fulfill his duty to God even if that means giving up the opportunity to live. Morally speaking, Socrates would not only be letting down the law that has been in his life since birth, but he would be disappointing himself by going against his ways. Standing up for what you have believed in all of your life is exactly what Socrates does when he speaks in court and when he speaks to Crito. Knowing that his life is on the line, Socrates chooses to stick to his morals and principles. When Crito talks to Socrates he brings up the point that Socrates has been done wrong by his people and by the law which he claims to have done him good, but Socrates quickly refutes this by saying that he does not hold anyone else for guilty because he chooses to look at the reasoning behind such things instead of trying to get back and make them worse. Crito believes that Socrates should escape because he has been put to death for a crime that he has not committed, but Socrates knows that fighting evil with evil would go against everything he