POLS 2310 Lecture 8: Crito Intro
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Issue: what is the status of obligation to obey when we understand: good politics can do, harm politics can do. Crito: good person, decent ordinary intelligence, almost no one is like socrates in questioning. Crito is about how crito should live wants socrates to escape. Crito is well o and bribed a guard to let socrates talk to him. Courage (socrates friends were too scared to get socrates out of jail) Generosity (people will think socrates friends weren"t generous enough to bribe guards) Crito wants to be a loyal, generous, courageous friend how should he behave? how does he go about answering that question. What does crito consult to decide what things he should do to be a loyal, generous, courageous friend.