Questions for Plato’s Crito 1. At the beginning of Crito (43a-b)‚ what is the setting (time and place) in which the dialogue takes place‚ and why was Crito able to be there? The dialog takes place in Socrates’ cage early in the morning just before dawn. Crito got an access because he has done a favor for the guard before. 2. What does Crito remark (43b) about Socrates’ condition or mood‚ and what does Socrates say in reply? Crito is surprised at how calm Socrates is. Socrates says that there is
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Antigone vs. Socrates In the plays Antigone and the Crito the two lead characters‚ Antigone and Socrates‚ showed completely different ideas regarding their responsibilities to the State. Antigone believes in divine law and does what she thinks that the Gods would want her to do. Socrates‚ on the other hand‚ believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone‚ her brother Polynices‚ turned against his own city by attacking his own
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Joe Arce 19 Sept 2011 Socrates Vs. Gilgamesh Socrates’ view of death in the Phaedo‚ Crito‚ and Apology is complex. His argument tries to prove that philosophers‚ of all people‚ are in the best state to die or will be in the best state after life because of the life they lead. Socrates’ views are sharply contrasted in The Epic of Gilgamesh. In fact‚ he would probably say that Gilgamesh had not lived the proper kind of life and his views of life‚ and death would lead to an unsettled existence in the
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Crito Argument “I do have these things in mind‚ Crito‚ and also many others.” (Crito 45a) In the “Crito”‚ there are two arguments‚ one of which Crito argues for why Socrates should escape the prison‚ and the second‚ for which Socrates argues for why he should remain in prison and accept his death sentence. I will assess both arguments and show the strengths and weaknesses that Crito and Socrates both presented in the dialogue. I argue for Socrates‚ for which his argument is based on the principle
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Crito By Plato Plato’s Crito takes place after Socrates is condemned to death and sitting in his jail cell. Crito is Socrates’ good friend and has come to visit Socrates in the hopes of convincing his old friend to escape. But Socrates logically refutes Crito’s argument. Crito begins his argument by bringing bad news to Socrates‚ relating to him that the ship from Delos is approaching and‚ with it‚ the hour of his mandated death. Socrates seems resigned to his fated death‚ but Crito attempts
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Socrates and the Sophists (Plato’s Dialogues) In chapter 4‚ The Sophist: Protagoras‚ Soccio does an excellent job discussing a group of teachers and thinkers known collectively as sophists‚ and the social environment in which they flourished for a time. These professional educators were known for being widely travelled and thus having much experience with other cultures. This experience convinced many of them that there is no such thing as ’objective standards;’ we merely have a set of culturally
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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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October 2007 On the Crito In Plato’s Crito‚ Crito attempts to persuade Socrates to flee from his death sentence. However‚ Crito fails because Socrates presents a counter argument which invalidates much of Crito’s original pleas. Despite this‚ a fallacy of justice may have been created. Even so‚ the Republic’s conception of justice seems to have little impact on Socrates’ existing ideas on justice. The first argument presented is the fact that the majority will look down upon Crito and others for not
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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 of the
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What argument does Crito use to 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
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