Crito

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…

In Plato’s Crito, Socrates received a visit from his friend Crito, who was trying to convince him to escape, but failed to succeed. Crito explained to Socrates the reasons why he should want to live and Socrates responded with reasons why he should not escape. Crito was positive that it took more courage to live than to die, primarily because Socrates was wrongfully accused of being a physicalist and /or a sophist and now was destined to die. He was unjustly incriminated! He had all the rights…

The Unexamined Life In The Last Days of Socrates by Plato, Crito, an old student of Socrates, comes to visit Socrates in hopes of helping Socrates escape from his impending execution. Crito argues that not escaping from prison and avoiding his execution would be unjust. Socrates’ refusal to escape death relates to the maxim in the “Apology” through Crito’s arguments that if Socrates didn’t escape then he would be aiding in his own demise, allowing his children to be raised without him, and…

Plato’s Crito In Plato’s knowledgeable scrip, Crito, Socrates argues that retaliation is wrong. That if he was to leave the prison and scape Athens then his credibility won’t be of the one he had before he committed that crime. It is also mentioned, that doing so and escaping not only would do harm to his reputation but would be bad to return a wrong with a wrong. I believe that Socrates argument of retaliation is true and I would definitely side with his understanding on escaping the prison.…

In Plato’s Crito, Socrates proposes that one should never return a wrong with a wrong because returning a wrong would be unjust. Retaliation produces injury and injury is an injustice that should never be committed under any circumstance. Despite being placed in prison for the wrong reasons, Socrates decides not to leave since escaping would only mean harming Athens, the land that gave him everything. Although Socrates has reasonable arguments as to why he shouldn’t leave, Socrates fails to…

In the text, Crito, a man by the name of Socrates is put in jail for a crime he did not commit. He is urged by another, named Crito, to escape from jail as it is unfair for him to be locked away for something he did not do. Although, Socrates firmly believes he should stay and face the time rather than escape. It is unjust for him to escape because he will spend his life running with no place to go and settle down, he will destroy the laws, and he should not do wrong just because wrong was done…

Crito, Justice, and Allegiance to the City-State Plato’s Crito takes place inside of Socrates’ jail cell after his conviction of corrupting the youth. Socrates was unjustly given the death sentence and will be forced to drink hemlock, a deadly poison, in two days. Socrates discusses, with his wealthy friend Crito, whether it is just or unjust to escape from jail and consequently, break the law. It is important to remember that Socrates is believed to be innocent by Crito and Himself because if…

The main theme of the book of Crito is about whether should Socrates break the law and escape from execution or stay and accept his death penalty. At the very end, Socrates pointed out that trying to escape breaks the law, and any act that breaks the law is unjust . Therefore, Socrates refused to escape and decided to accept his death penalty and execution. Socrates responded each of the three arguments Crito brought out. However, are Socrates’ arguments reasonable and is it always right to obey…

Socrates and his beliefs. Specifically, when comparing Socrates’ actions in the Apology, it is evident that his behavior is contradictory to that of his actions in the Crito. Despite his attitude towards government in the Apology, Socrates appears to value the Laws of Athens and morality over his own life as proven by his actions in the Crito. In the Apology, after having…

Crito, a friend and follower of Socrates, arrives in his prison cell one day and tries to convince Socrates into escaping. Socrates counters Crito by giving a few arguments as to why he should not escape, yet his arguments could also be disputed in some ways which brings up the question of Socrates intents. For example, his first argument is that he should not escape as it would mean harming someone and you should never harm even if you are harmed first. This could be contradicted with an act of…