The Obligation Of Socrates And Crito The Law

As the last premise, Socrates, is considering the agreement he made with the city of Athens. An agreement with the city that brought him into existence by giving his parents the opportunity to marry and have a family who nurtured and educated him. He tells Crito the Law will remind him of the agreement saying, “Any of you who does not like us and the city, and who wants to go to a colony or to any other city…But he who has experience of the manner in which we order justice and administer the State, and still remains, has entered into an implied contract that he will do as we command him”, implying he owes the State his obedience. As a citizen of the United States of America, when we are born here we are given the right and responsibility to
When he is making his response against Crito’s case, Socrates supposes a hypothetical example of what the Laws will say if he were to escape imprisonment. He says the Laws will be disturbed if he were to break them when all they have done is “brought you into the world, and nurtured and educated you, and given you and every other citizen a share in every good that we had to give”, is being said as an imaginary response on behalf of his obligation to them. The Laws were like a father relationship in assisting Socrates as he grew; they educated him and enriched him. They gave him a share in all the great things of the city, citizenship and the right to leave at any time. Socrates in particular is bound to them because for all his life he remained in the city and only left due to military service. He could have emigrated at any time but he choose to remain and in doing so he should obey its Laws and agreements he made as a citizen. This ordeal appeals to the senses of emotion as he feels obligated to agree with the Law of Athens whether his verdict is just or
Socrates is aware the Law will question his philosopher abilities if he goes along with Crito’s plan, therefore; as a well-respected philosopher he knows the ethical decision is to remain in prison and accept the fate the laws have brought upon him. Socrates presents himself effectively in terms of his ethos as he persuades Crito of his decision to stay in Athens and dismisses the possibility of exile, saying he'd prefer to die than live outside of