Crito
Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE
Crito - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Death of Socrates 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crito Release date is 1999-03-01
This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher
"Crito" by Plato is a dialogue written around 399 BC. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his friend Crito as Socrates awaits execution in prison. Crito urges Socrates to escape, offering money and refuge, but Socrates refuses. Through their debate about justice and injustice, Socrates personifies the Laws of Athens to argue that wrongdoing cannot be answered with wrongdoing. The dialogue presents an early statement of social contract theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Classical literature Philosophy, Ancient Justice -- Early works to 1800 Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into English
B PA
Crito - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Death of Socrates 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crito Release date is 1999-03-01
This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher
"Crito" by Plato is a dialogue written around 399 BC. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his friend Crito as Socrates awaits execution in prison. Crito urges Socrates to escape, offering money and refuge, but Socrates refuses. Through their debate about justice and injustice, Socrates personifies the Laws of Athens to argue that wrongdoing cannot be answered with wrongdoing. The dialogue presents an early statement of social contract theory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Classical literature Philosophy, Ancient Justice -- Early works to 1800 Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into English
B PA