Obligations of the citizen
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Institution
Citizenship as a duty has been a topic of discussion by many philosophers, social activist and legal experts. Understanding who is supposed to be defined as a citizen, and the roles that they have to the state requires detailed insight into the not only the laws but also the nature of human kind and the moral laws (Batstone, 2014). After all, mankind reacts differently when faced by varying situations. Plato, in his memos sought to portray directly or indirectly the roles of a citizens and his duties to the state. In his views of the situation that faced Socrates after being put on trial, Plato presented the difficulty situations a citizen can be into and how his resolve can be tested. …show more content…
This papers draws comparison on the obligations of a citizen as presented by martin Luther in his letter from Birmingham cell to those who criticized his stand on segregations and the views presented by Socrates in his discussion with Crito over a …show more content…
In his teachings on citizenship, Socrates was adamant that the laws set, and recognized by the people as the sovereign laws should be respected by the leadership and the citizens as well (Plato, 2007). This stand is similar to that adopted by martin Luther in letter, where he emphasizes that laws are to be followed but both by those being governed and those governing. This brings the aspect of a just law being defiled by unjust actions. However, the approach to the injustice is the difference between Luther’s philosophy of citizenship and Socrates views. After being approached by Crito with an arrangement to smuggle him out of his cell, Socrates declined the offer terming it as an act that would be similar to what those who prosecuted him did by defiling the rule of law (Plato,
Name
Institution
Citizenship as a duty has been a topic of discussion by many philosophers, social activist and legal experts. Understanding who is supposed to be defined as a citizen, and the roles that they have to the state requires detailed insight into the not only the laws but also the nature of human kind and the moral laws (Batstone, 2014). After all, mankind reacts differently when faced by varying situations. Plato, in his memos sought to portray directly or indirectly the roles of a citizens and his duties to the state. In his views of the situation that faced Socrates after being put on trial, Plato presented the difficulty situations a citizen can be into and how his resolve can be tested. …show more content…
This papers draws comparison on the obligations of a citizen as presented by martin Luther in his letter from Birmingham cell to those who criticized his stand on segregations and the views presented by Socrates in his discussion with Crito over a …show more content…
In his teachings on citizenship, Socrates was adamant that the laws set, and recognized by the people as the sovereign laws should be respected by the leadership and the citizens as well (Plato, 2007). This stand is similar to that adopted by martin Luther in letter, where he emphasizes that laws are to be followed but both by those being governed and those governing. This brings the aspect of a just law being defiled by unjust actions. However, the approach to the injustice is the difference between Luther’s philosophy of citizenship and Socrates views. After being approached by Crito with an arrangement to smuggle him out of his cell, Socrates declined the offer terming it as an act that would be similar to what those who prosecuted him did by defiling the rule of law (Plato,