Crito details an exchange between Socrates and his student Crito, in which they debate the relevance of the aforementioned principle as it pertains to Socrates ' fate. Crito tries to persuade Socrates to escape prison and therefore avoid death; he is in a state of disbelief when Socrates reveals that he has no desire to evade the death sentence. Socrates accepted his fate with an air of resignation, understanding that disobeying the verdict delivered by the court would be unjust. Crito adopts a different approach and argues that Socrates ' death in itself is unjust, due to the loss of wisdom and instruction that would result from his absence. Furthermore, Crito argues that although the act of escaping prison is unjust, the suffering that Socrates endured during the trial justified the deed. Socrates refutes the pleas of his student stating, "One must neither do injustice in return nor wrong any man, no matter what one has suffered at his hands" (Plato 71). Although Socrates faced injustices from the Athenian people, ranging from unfounded prejudices to condemnation, he understood that responding to an unjust action with similar actions was
Crito details an exchange between Socrates and his student Crito, in which they debate the relevance of the aforementioned principle as it pertains to Socrates ' fate. Crito tries to persuade Socrates to escape prison and therefore avoid death; he is in a state of disbelief when Socrates reveals that he has no desire to evade the death sentence. Socrates accepted his fate with an air of resignation, understanding that disobeying the verdict delivered by the court would be unjust. Crito adopts a different approach and argues that Socrates ' death in itself is unjust, due to the loss of wisdom and instruction that would result from his absence. Furthermore, Crito argues that although the act of escaping prison is unjust, the suffering that Socrates endured during the trial justified the deed. Socrates refutes the pleas of his student stating, "One must neither do injustice in return nor wrong any man, no matter what one has suffered at his hands" (Plato 71). Although Socrates faced injustices from the Athenian people, ranging from unfounded prejudices to condemnation, he understood that responding to an unjust action with similar actions was