Euthyphro And Crito Analysis
True Guardian in Republic, Euthyphro and Crito
In the Republic, Socrates creates an imaginary world which is completely different from that time’s Greece. He defines a new type of rulers called true guardians who are supposed to rule this new world and fully determines their characteristics and calls them philosopher – king. Because Socrates is also a philosopher, in a deep analysis, based on the Republic, Euthyphro and Crito, I will look for whether Socrates fits his own description of a true philosopher or not.
First of all, Socrates says that philosophers “…love all such learning and are not willing to give up any part of it, whether large or small, more valuable or less so” [Republic, p.159, 485b]. For him, …show more content…
This is a very essential point that can be also considered in the short dialogue, Crito. For Socrates, integrity, institutions and laws are the most precious possessions of mankind so that a true guardian must respect and obey the rules of the city. In the dialogue, though Crito tries to persuade him to escape from the prison, Socrates argues that this action would be wrong because if he escapes from the prison, he will conflict with his whole life’s work. Socrates says that “the most important thing is not life, but the good life” [Crito, p.51, 48b] which shows us, he will dedicated his life to the goodness and justice. Then he cites that in any circumstance “wrongdoing and injustice is in every way harmful and shameful to the wrongdoer” [Crito, p.52, 49b], so although Athenians unjustly accused Socrates, as he is a true philosopher, he will not break the rules and escape and do a wrong, unjust movement. In addition, Socrates explains to Crito that the law has already given him a long and successful life [Crito, p.54, 51d – e] and attests to the fact that he actually owes the city
In the Republic, Socrates creates an imaginary world which is completely different from that time’s Greece. He defines a new type of rulers called true guardians who are supposed to rule this new world and fully determines their characteristics and calls them philosopher – king. Because Socrates is also a philosopher, in a deep analysis, based on the Republic, Euthyphro and Crito, I will look for whether Socrates fits his own description of a true philosopher or not.
First of all, Socrates says that philosophers “…love all such learning and are not willing to give up any part of it, whether large or small, more valuable or less so” [Republic, p.159, 485b]. For him, …show more content…
This is a very essential point that can be also considered in the short dialogue, Crito. For Socrates, integrity, institutions and laws are the most precious possessions of mankind so that a true guardian must respect and obey the rules of the city. In the dialogue, though Crito tries to persuade him to escape from the prison, Socrates argues that this action would be wrong because if he escapes from the prison, he will conflict with his whole life’s work. Socrates says that “the most important thing is not life, but the good life” [Crito, p.51, 48b] which shows us, he will dedicated his life to the goodness and justice. Then he cites that in any circumstance “wrongdoing and injustice is in every way harmful and shameful to the wrongdoer” [Crito, p.52, 49b], so although Athenians unjustly accused Socrates, as he is a true philosopher, he will not break the rules and escape and do a wrong, unjust movement. In addition, Socrates explains to Crito that the law has already given him a long and successful life [Crito, p.54, 51d – e] and attests to the fact that he actually owes the city