PHL265H5 Lecture 1: Crito September 12, 2017
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By running away, socrates would be doing what his enemies would want. He"d be betraying his sons since he"d not be able to participate in their education. We should not accept the opinion of the majority. What is important is not to live but just to live well. One should never act unjustly or return wrong with wrong. Socrates is going to try to show that: running away is breaking away with the laws. , s. The laws :socrates is trying to destroy us. Laws determined how he was born, brought up, and educated. The situation between socrates and the laws is not one of equality. Socrates must do what the laws command or persuade the city that he"s wrong. Laws: we provided you with many ne things. Laws: we gave you the option to leave if you were dissatis ed. Laws: by staying you agreed to our laws/commands.
