Plato On The Crito

The three main arguments that Crito said to convince Socrates to escape jail are Socrates’ responsible for his sons, the situation where his friends will help him escape, and the just and unjust. Crito argued that if Socrates’ decides to die, he’s just going to betray his sons. If Socrates’ won’t escape the jail, he will hurt Crito’s reputation.(Crito, 47c)

Even though Crito knows that Socrates does not like making decisions like these, he makes a good argument to persuade him to break out. Crito believes that his friend is just giving up, not seeing what the future could hold if he did escape. He even tells him that Thrace will welcome him in and there are people there willing to help him. Crito tells Socrates that he can use his money at will and if he didn’t want to use his money, he could use his friends. Because of Crito’s wealth, it would be easy for Socrates to escape and have a good life after he would escape. Crito thinks that Socrates isn’t thinking straight because he is so devastated that he was put in prison. The “laws of Athens” says that you should stay in jail because____________. Socrates declines his plan to get out because he thinks it is just to stay in jail and suffer the punishments for his controversial crime that put him in

Crito argues that Socrates should escape because if he does not, Crito will lose a dear friend and Socrates’ children will lose their father, who was meant to teach and to raise them. Crito also make the argument that it may bring him embarrassment if Socrates is executed and may imply that Crito did not have enough wealth to bribe the guards and free him. This shows us the corruption that was prevalent in the Athenian government and how the failure to exploit the flaws in the justice system was actually seen as something of a mark of

1). In Plato’s Crito , the Laws of Athens offers many reasons why Socrates should not escape. If he was to escape he would be disobeying in three ways, one to his parents, two to those who have brought him up and three which is his agreement with his city. He should instead honor the laws more than honoring his parents because in theory the city that he is living, has raised shaped him to be who he is. “ We have given you birth, nurtured you, educateD you, we have given you and all other citizens a share of all the good things we could” ( p. 500). Just as a parent would upbring a child and give the child the best opportunities knowing it will not be reciprocated , as does the city. It acts as a servant to its citizens, giving opportunities to its people when they are of the age to vote, thus creating their own life paths. A citizen is not bound to one city, the city allows its citizens to leave if they are dissatisfied with the laws but those who decided to stay must obey the agreement with the city. In Socrates 's case he is choosing to honor his agreement with his country and the city he lives, even though he has been wronging accused, by not escaping .

In his Crito, Plato lays out three arguments explaining why Socrates’s should escape the prison, flee to live in exile. He first argues that by choosing to remain in prison and be executed, Socrates would be hurting Plato in two ways; by forcing Plato to lose a good friend, and by hurting Plato’s reputation. Plato believes that since people will not be aware that Socrates chose to remain in prison, they will assume that Plato had the chance to help Socrates escape, and that he wasn’t willing to spend the money or put in the effort. This will lead people to believe that Plato cares more about his finances than his friend, and his reputation will be damaged beyond repair. This argument relies on Plato’s belief that is wrong to commit an act that will hurt a friend. I find this

However, he also lived a life of open-mindedness. When Crito comes to convince him to escape, Socrates tells him he will listen to him and if he presents convincing evidence, agree to escape with him. Despite his desire not to leave, he was still open to his friends

Socrates adjusts these theories to the option to escape from his captors and abandon their conclusion on his future. Crito begins to understand Socrates view in his suggestion. "the only valid consideration is whether we should be acting rightly in giving with the escape, or whether in truth we shall do wrong in doing all this." (49c) Socrates concludes that if he followed Crito's advice he would be committing several dishonest actions against his own society that were

     Also, Socrates refuses to allow the trite motive of retaliation dictate his behavior, since he believes that revenge is immoral. He goes on to ask Crito what good would a society be with laws if anyone could simply ignore them when the outcome does not suit them. Instead, he attests that logical argument and persuasion should be the defense of the accused. And, furthermore, since he is unable to convince those who ruled against him, he believes he has no alternative but to obey their sentence. Otherwise, although escape would be easy, it would only corrupt an already corrupt system further. In the end, Socrates manages to convince Crito that escape would not be right or just, and Crito agrees.

In Plato’s Crito, Socrates is awaiting execution in an Athenian prison for the “crimes” of impiety and corrupting the youth. Socrates’ charge of impiety came about due to him questioning and perhaps even disbelieving in the roles of the traditional gods, and the charge of corrupting the youth came about due to him teaching the children to also challenging the gods. Crito comes to visit Socrates in prison and proposes a plan for him to escape. What one may think is a great idea to get their freedom back, Socrates and Crito engage in a debate over the escape and if it would be just or unjust for Socrates to go forward with the plan. While Socrates believes that he was wrongfully convicted, he feels that the verdict came about through valid procedures.

Socrates did not want to break any of his principles because he reasoned to think that his moral beliefs were more important than his family. Socrates in his dialogue says, “Think not of life and children first, and of justice afterwards, but of justice first.”(1). His idea seems callous towards his personal relationships in life. However, Socrate’s friend, Crito, pursues him when he says, “But you are choosing the easier part, as I=2 0think, not the better and manlier.”(1). Socrates is given this statement by his friend in order to pursue him to change his mind to escape. However, Socrates insists in following good principles according to his wisdom. His friend was now just understanding why Socrates decided to stay in prison rather than escaping his wrongful death sentence.

Lastly, If Socrates does not flee; he would be aiding his enemies in wronging him, thus also being unjust himself. “Nor can I think that you are justified, Socrates, in betraying your won life when you might be saved; this is playing into the hands of your enemies and destroyers;” (Crito: 45c) But then, some of the points that Socrates made clear are the questions who are the enemies? and “whether we shall do rightly either in escaping or in suffering others to aid in our escape and paying them in money and thanks, or whether we shan not do

In Plato’s dialogue, Crito, the question is posed whether or not it is just or unjust for Socrates to leave the prison in which he is currently being held. Socrates stood trial under the charges of, essentially, corrupting the youth of Athens with his ideas and impiety against the gods that Athens recognizes. It is through these charges that Socrates is sentences to death upon the arrival of a state galley’s ship from Delos. At the start of Crito, Socrates’s friend, Crito, visits him in prison. Crito tries to persuade Socrates to escape into exile. He argues that by allowing himself to die, Socrates is just giving his enemies what they want. He tells Socrates that he has made arrangements for him to leave if he so chooses. Socrates then asks Crito a number of questions concerning Crito’s own ideas of what is just and unjust. This ultimately results in a discussion on how those ideas affect the quality of life someone is living and how they relate to Socrates’s situation.

Crito In the reading Crito, Crito visits Socrates in his jail cell with the goal of trying to help his friend escape. Crito’s reason for wanting Socrates to escape is because not only will he miss him but because it will look bad on him if he nor if any of Socrates other friends tries to break him out. Socrates on the other hand doesn’t care about other people’s opinions.

Crito gives Socrates six reasons why he should escape and, three reason why he would not have to worry about escaping. Crito tells Socrates if he does not try to escape he’ll be deprived of a unique friend (Crito 44b). Then he tells Socrates that if he does not come back he will get the worst reputation (Crito 44c). Also he tells Socrates that it is unjust to give up a salvageable life and that he

In The Crito by Socrates, both Crito and Socrates present arguments, one that Socrates should escape prison, and one that he should not. Crito’s argument contains logic fallacies that undermine his argument and make it weak. Therefore, Socrates argument that he should remain in prison and face his death is valid and strong, and is better than Crito’s.