PHI 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jim Crow Laws, Loving V. Virginia
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Crito comes to visit early to try and break him out of prison. Socrates"s only says he will escape if it is morally right: why should i obey the law? (irst, should i obey the law?, could mean: To avoid punishment: no moive for socrates to leave; doesn"t want to prove his accusers right. It is unjust to harm innocent people (even worse friends and community) It is unjust to violate a fair agreement (like voluntarily signing a contract) Yes: should not do something morally wrong on purpose, harming innocent people: Even if not directly harming someone, it undermines the authority and the laws lose their power then people will violate and ignore the laws and innocent people will get hurt: violaing fair agreement: Socrates has a deal with the state of athens to obey the law (and every ciizen of. Athens): you protect me, and i obey the law.
