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Why Shouldn T Socrates To Escape Crito

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After being convicted in Athens of corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods, Socrates was sentenced to death. Crito, a friend of Socrates comes to him while he is awaiting his punishment. Crito tries to convince Socrates to escape to another city, but Socrates chooses to stay and face his punishment in Athens after taking a look at the reasons to escape and the reasons to stay. Philosophical and personal issues were also contemplated by Socrates while making his decision. Socrates allows Crito to make his arguments, then Socrates makes his; after Crito fails to convince Socrates to escape, Socrates chooses to stay.

Crito argues he and others have already arranged for Socrates�s escape. As Socrates�s friends and followers, their reputation …show more content…

Socrates says that whether he dies or not his children must still be taken care of by friends. The best education for the children is in Athens. As was widely accepted then and is stated by the laws �your country is to be honored more than your mother, your father, and all your ancestors...(51a).� The people were conditioned to whole the city in high admiration, above family. Socrates was no exception, he believed in this as …show more content…

He believed that one should never harm the person harming them. This is the equivalent of saying turn the other cheek. This was revolutionary, since it was widely agreed upon to harm the enemy and help your friends. His belief says to not harm your enemy. Socrates believed it was better to suffer than to do wrong. He�d rather suffer by Athenian judgment than to undermine its rule. He would have been ungrateful if he left, since he owes his allegiance to Athens for what it has provided him with and done for him. Also leaving the city would seem like an admittance of guilt. Its right for him to die where he was born, raised, and educated. By staying he would die where he taught people and he would die where he served a purpose. It would be cowardly to flee. His teaching would be questioned if he were to go against them, since his teaching support him staying in Athens as opposed to

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