How Did Crito Decide To Ask Socrates
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Rana Hassan
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Philosophical Thinking
Dr. Robert McIntyre
Crito
As Socrates awaits his execution in his prison cell; he is visited by his friend Crito, who
had made preparations in order to persuade Socrates to escape from prison. Although Crito’s
plans seem to be in favor of Socrates; he, however sees the situation differently as he states that
if he escapes prison he would be breaking the law and so breaking “the agreement” made by him
and the city. In the following paper, I will be discussing the several aspects that arise as Crito
tries to sway Socrates with his plans to flee his death sentence (49b-50a).
With the purpose of persuading Socrates, Crito lays out …show more content…
And so as Socrates questions people he makes them aware of their own ignorance and so by
providing them with wisdom he is making them more “virtuous”. The reason why Socrates
refused the options raised in court is because by exile he wouldn’t be able to teach people and
hence wouldn’t be able to make them wiser and so failing his “duty from gods”. In the same
sense; Crito suggests, that if Socrates accepts the fact that he will be executed he will be
depriving his sons from his wisdom leaving them to their own ignorance, uneducated. Another
concept that Socrates aims to teach is that “no one ever does wrong doing consciously”;
however, Crito suggests that as Socrates awaits his death he would only be helping his enemies
do wrong doing and so “consciously” doing a wrong doing. Based on the previous analysis of
Crito’s arguments we come to realize that Socrates might be doing harm by not escaping prison.
Nevertheless; as Socrates come to reply to Crito’s arguments, several aspects that wasn’t
considered seem to uncover, as will be shown in the following analysis of Socrates’ …show more content…
To start off, Socrates states that one must not
care for all opinions; but care for those opinions of a wise man. That is because those opinions of
a wise man represent the truth and disobeying them will only bring you harm.And those
Rana Hassan
900151184
Philosophical Thinking
Dr. Robert McIntyre
opinions of a wise man must be those of experts in a certain manner; thus, if an athlete is to be
trained he would go to a trainer and listen to his words rather than listen to those whom are not
experts. On the other hand, if he disobeys the advice of the expert and listen to the advice of the
others he will eventually suffer and harm his own body (47c). However, Socrates refer to
something else that will be damaged other than the body as he says “we will permanently
damage and corrupt something that we used to say becomes better by justice and is harmed by
injustice” (47d). Here, although not clear, it seems to be that that part of us that becomes better
by justice and ruined by injustice is our soul. Socrates then moves on and states that life is not
worth living with a damaged body and so, as the soul is worth much more than the body, life
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Rana Hassan
900151184
Philosophical Thinking
Dr. Robert McIntyre
Crito
As Socrates awaits his execution in his prison cell; he is visited by his friend Crito, who
had made preparations in order to persuade Socrates to escape from prison. Although Crito’s
plans seem to be in favor of Socrates; he, however sees the situation differently as he states that
if he escapes prison he would be breaking the law and so breaking “the agreement” made by him
and the city. In the following paper, I will be discussing the several aspects that arise as Crito
tries to sway Socrates with his plans to flee his death sentence (49b-50a).
With the purpose of persuading Socrates, Crito lays out …show more content…
And so as Socrates questions people he makes them aware of their own ignorance and so by
providing them with wisdom he is making them more “virtuous”. The reason why Socrates
refused the options raised in court is because by exile he wouldn’t be able to teach people and
hence wouldn’t be able to make them wiser and so failing his “duty from gods”. In the same
sense; Crito suggests, that if Socrates accepts the fact that he will be executed he will be
depriving his sons from his wisdom leaving them to their own ignorance, uneducated. Another
concept that Socrates aims to teach is that “no one ever does wrong doing consciously”;
however, Crito suggests that as Socrates awaits his death he would only be helping his enemies
do wrong doing and so “consciously” doing a wrong doing. Based on the previous analysis of
Crito’s arguments we come to realize that Socrates might be doing harm by not escaping prison.
Nevertheless; as Socrates come to reply to Crito’s arguments, several aspects that wasn’t
considered seem to uncover, as will be shown in the following analysis of Socrates’ …show more content…
To start off, Socrates states that one must not
care for all opinions; but care for those opinions of a wise man. That is because those opinions of
a wise man represent the truth and disobeying them will only bring you harm.And those
Rana Hassan
900151184
Philosophical Thinking
Dr. Robert McIntyre
opinions of a wise man must be those of experts in a certain manner; thus, if an athlete is to be
trained he would go to a trainer and listen to his words rather than listen to those whom are not
experts. On the other hand, if he disobeys the advice of the expert and listen to the advice of the
others he will eventually suffer and harm his own body (47c). However, Socrates refer to
something else that will be damaged other than the body as he says “we will permanently
damage and corrupt something that we used to say becomes better by justice and is harmed by
injustice” (47d). Here, although not clear, it seems to be that that part of us that becomes better
by justice and ruined by injustice is our soul. Socrates then moves on and states that life is not
worth living with a damaged body and so, as the soul is worth much more than the body, life