convince Socrates to leave?? Crito and some of his friends were willing to pay informants to keep whatever knowledge of Socrates escape secret. He also gave him the option of staying in Thessaly‚ and he assured him that he wouldn’t be harmed there. The main argument that Crito used in trying to convince Socrates‚ was by saying that in not trying to escape he would be betraying his own sons by going away and leaving them‚ and not educating them on what he knows. He called Socrates a coward
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Comment Powered by « 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
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Crito started his argument with effects of Socrates death on him and what would people think about Crito with letting his friend to die without helping him. As before‚ Socrates tried to examine if the opinion of the majority of people is important or not. Socrates stated that he should value the ideas from wise people and he disregard ideas from unwise people (66). He disregarded how many wise people are in the city or how many unwise people are there. So‚ the quantity of wise people was not an important
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Socrates was a Greek philosopher who challenged the thinking of many and taught away the ignorance of others. However‚ Socrates was too smart for his own good and eventually found himself imprisoned in Athens and on death row due to what he claims were false charges. Prior to his exile‚ Socrates partook in a particularly interesting situation where he taught an individual‚ his friend Meno‚ about the mysteries of life. Together the two talked about many things such as what is virtue‚ what is just
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February 20‚ 2012 Was the Death of Socrates Justified? The life and death of Socrates is a topic that can spark great debates. Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was put on trial for two specific reasons. In the Apology‚ we learn that the people of Athens claimed that Socrates did not believe in the gods of their city‚ but in other spiritual things. This was thought to be impious. They also believed that Socrates was corrupting the youth. Socrates did his best at trial to prove his
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on trial we are judged by a jury of our own peers‚ a right an attorney‚ and that we are innocent until proven guilty. When Socrates was put on trial he was given none of these‚ to be fair he decided not to have a lawyer. Socrates was charged for not believing in the gods that the state believed in and corrupting the youth‚ brought to the court by Meletus and others. Socrates’ starts his defense by stating that all he will do is speak the truth and not waste time telling stories. “So they‚ as I say
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democracy‚ executed the philosopher Socrates in the year 399 bce for the crime of impiety” (Nails 27) Why did Athens wait so long to put Socrates on trial? In order to explore my topic and try to answer my question‚ I began reading three scholarly sources‚ which gave me a better understanding on why he could of been put to trial. It still raises the same question as to what really happened and why was Socrates sent to trial at such a late age in life. Socrates throughout his life has been teaching
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famous philosopher‚ Socrates. It’s wondered why Socrates didn’t leave Athens when he was given the opportunity‚ but it’s very clear that he was content with Athens‚ and the way it worked. He made his entire life there for seventy years. If he weren’t content with Athens he definitely wouldn’t have stayed there for that long. Therefore if he left it would’ve been an injustice to Athens‚ and it would’ve gone against his moral principles. In addition‚ many people argue that Socrates probably would’ve
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about to gain the everlasting reward. To begin‚ I would like to state emphatically that by my understanding and reasoning‚ I agree with Socrates’ argument in Phaedo‚ which points to the fact that the philosopher “should be cheerful in the face of death”. This paper will then go on to show why I think what he says holds water and why I agree with him. In 64a‚ Socrates tells Simmias and Cebes that people who take philosophy as a serious discipline and apply themselves totally to it‚ are in all manners
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Socrates statement‚ “the unexamined life is not worth living”(Plato‚ Apology Part 38) emphasizes the importance Socrates placed on self-awareness and seeking knowledge. Only by doing this are we are able to understand the difference between right and wrong‚ have true purpose and direction in our life‚ and live “The Good Life.” Socrates refused not to live his life in pursuit of truth (philosophy) even if it meant death as the penalty. He would rather die than be forced to stop seeking knowledge.
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