behaviour can be interpreted as being conservative using narratives from Crito and The Republic. Lastly‚ I will argue why this behaviour instead demonstrates that Socrates was a radical. In the Apology‚ Plato provides a narrative of Socrates’ defence for using the elenchus‚ an exhaustive questioning method‚ to stir the position of Athenian citizens on traditional values (Jowett‚ 2009). Derived from various arguments in The Apology‚ Crito‚ and The Republic‚ it can be found that Socrates had two motives
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The dialogue of The Crito evaluates one of the last days of Socrates life. Upon which‚ Socrates has been awaiting his execution for a month due to a religious mission to the island of Delios‚ sacred to Apollo during which no executions can take place‚ insinuating that Socrates has had much time to ponder his sentence and escape‚ as well as the result of further action. Crito eagerly attempts persuading Socrates to escape by presenting many gripping arguments. Socrates responds to these arguments
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Before Crito arrives‚ he makes many arrangements with many people‚ allowing Socrates to flee Athens safely‚ however‚ Socrates refuses and remains adamant on his execution. Crito is perplexed at Socrates’ denial to escape‚ but Socrates claims that “a good life is equivalent to a just and honourable one” (Kirkland‚ 36)‚ thus will not flee. Later
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Bayley Villarreal GOVT 123 January 14‚ 2013 Response Essay: Crito In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates and one of his followers‚ Crito‚ discuss the opinion of the “majority” and its effects on Socrates’ current situation. Crito first assumes that Socrates should care about the majority opinion‚ especially in his current case because “the majority can do not just minor harms but the very worst things to someone who’s been slandered in front of them” (44d). Socrates responds and dismisses the possibility
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Plato‚ the father of philosophy‚ was a rationalist. He was the first systematic metaphysician and epistemologist. He believed that we had innate knowledge; a priori. So to him learning was only a matter of remembering. Plato believed that the “ideal” world existed beyond our own physical earth because according to him realty could not be changing or imperfect. From his point of view what we see are only the particulars‚ the mimics of the real thing‚ therefore‚ we have to pull back from the world
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Analysis of the Crito The life of Socrates provides one example of someone who seeks a justification for his or her moral actions by living out his convictions even to the point of death. Socrates tries to use reason (rather than the values embedded in his culture) to determine whether an action is right or wrong. The dialogue called the "Crito" contains an image of Socrates trying to adopt what could be called the “moral point of view” (as opposed to the point of view of one’s religion or society)
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Analysis of Crito The question is raised within the dialogue between Socrates and Crito concerning civil disobedience. Crito has the desire‚ the means‚ and many compelling reasons with which he tries to convince the condemned to acquiesce in the plan to avoid his imminent death. Though Crito’s temptation is imposing‚ it is in accord with reason and fidelity that Socrates chooses to fulfill his obligation to the state‚ even to death. Before addressing Crito’s claims which exhort Socrates to leave
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sleeping in his prison cell awaiting his execution. Early in the morning‚ Crito visits Socrates and attempts to persuade him to escape the city before the execution. If we look into their dialogues‚ Socrates suggests examining whether he should do what Crito advises or not‚ defining himself as “a person who listens to nothing within him but the argument that on rational reflection seems best to him” (C. D. C. Reeve‚ P-Crito 46b). Here‚ Socrates seems to claim that he does not know anything‚ so will
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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
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Apology is inconsistent with the Socrates of the Crito.” Construct an argument supporting or refuting this claim. Be sure to incorporate textual evidence. In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates comes off as a defiant and disobedient man with little respect for his accusers and even for the jurors on whom his fate depends. This may seem in stark contrast with the stoic Socrates in Crito who would rather accept the death sentence than let his friend Crito help him escape from prison. However‚ this superficial
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