Crito

justifying religious beliefs. Socrates has played an essential role in reconciling both faith and reason as seen in the Plato’s text “Crito” is a discussion by Socrates and Crito about Socrates jail sentence. Crito tries to convince him to escape before the trial because of the fear of death. However, Socrates does not agree with his suggestions and faces the trial. Crito tries to reason with him, but Socrates refuse because he believed that faith and reason were not important like following the…

As a citizen in a country you must obey the laws of the land and not be a troublemaker in society. For Martin Luther King Jr, Crito and Socrates, they have different views on how to do things as a citizen; King wants to disobey laws in order to end racism in the south, Crito wants to get Socrates out of jail, and Socrates wants to serve his death sentence because that’s what he believes is the right thing to do. In Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963 Martin Luther King was locked up in a jail cell for…

to the arguments between Crito and Socrates. Crito believes that Socrates should escape from prison because the law is not justice for placing him there at first. Opposing this belief, Socrates believes that he must obey the rules even in prison and not escape from it since this act is not justice. Even if he is innocent, he believes that his name will always be placed to the society that he followed the law and just. Having both arguments, Socrates manages to convince Crito with his point of…

Unlike Socrates, I would have jumped at Crito’s offer to flee Athens and avoid the death penalty in a heartbeat. Both Crito and the Laws present rather strong arguments as to why Socrates should either stay or flee from jail. While the rational and selfish part of me wants to concede to Crito’s escape plan, I would argue that the Laws present a better case for staying than Crito does for leaving. Socrates is personifying the Laws of Athens and imagining how he would respond to their claims.…

concept of eudaimonia. The idea of eudiamonia encompasses the concept of living a fulfilling and good spirited life, which embodies the premise around human flourishing. It is evident throughout Plato’s works Crito and Apology that Socrates lived a life full of human flourishing. Throughout Crito and Apology Socrates leads a fulfilling life which embodies the idea of human flourishing throughout his life through virtue explained by Aristotle. His teachings were extremely integral to his…

Crito: My Argument With Socrates I would first like to start my argument with capitulation; for I do not believe that Socrates, at the heart of his argument, was wrong. Although my knowledge of that heart may be false, thus so may my beliefs, I must still put in the effort and play my role as devil’s advocates by trying to convince a long dead man to do something I believe would have been wrong. My first argument with Socrates is whether he ever truly intended to be swayed, or if his mind had…

The Defense of Socrates Essay In the book Plato: The Defense of Socrates, Euthyphro, and Crito, Socrates is accused and taken to court on the charges of corrupting the youth and impiety. His accusers most notably Meletus, Anytus, and Lycon have requested that Socrates be trailed and punished under the law for his crimes. During Socrates’ trail he is given a chance to explain himself against the accusations which he is being convicted under. If found guilty on the charges of corrupting the youth,…

Resistance as a civic virtue Laws are not standard. They changes from state to state and obviously from country to country. Athenians judicial system condemned to death a man for having different beliefs than theirs and based in Apology and Crito by Plato in this essay I claim that Socrates’ acceptance of death under a failing judicial system is unvirtuous although he tries to picture it as a virtuous and civic act. His aberration for obeying the outcome of his trial becomes pointless because if…

Socrates asks an interesting question which is; “[W]hy should we pay so much attention to what “most people” think?” -Socrates, In Plato's Crito (CA. 390 B.C.). Although, Socrates wasn't widely liked he debated long and deeply before ultimately making his decision to die or not. He believed that the state would be destroyed if people did not obey laws. I believe this argument to be flawed because Laws are put in place to keep citizens safe and governed. If people did not obey laws that would…

waited for the ships to arrive from Delos, Crito proposed to Socrates a way he could escape his death penalty. This would mean disobeying the law, however Crito insisted for Socrates to listen to his proposition because he believed he still had a life to live for. In response Socrates suggested they should examine Crito’s proposition before planning for his escape: “I think it important to persuade you before I act, and not to act against your wishes.” (Crito. 48e). Socrates’ response was much…