Session 7
- Topics: The Laws Speak
- Reading: Plato, "Crito"
- What reasons does Crito give in his attempt to persuade Socrates to escape prison? Did you find any of Crito’s reasons persuasive? Why or why not?
- Why does Socrates think that Crito should not be concerned with the opinions of the many (i.e. with “what people might think”)?
- What are the three arguments Socrates gives Crito to explain why it is unjust to break the law and thus unjust for him to escape prison? Do you find any of these arguments convincing? Why or why not?
- In his dialogues with the “personification of the laws of Athens,” does Socrates believe that all laws authorized by the state should be obeyed?
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