Question

In the Crito, how does Socrates depict the individual’s relationship to the state?

Answer 1

Socrates is a Greek Philosopher , He was born in c. 470BC and was sentenced to death during 399BC .

Socrates have no written teachings of his philosophy . He was a oral public philosopher with high intelligence .

Socrates spoke against the Findings of the Wiser men in the city and he was baselined into dark side of the society . He also proved that this philosophy was valid which created a social problem and people started getting offended from his words .

He preserved the harmony and he obyed all the rules and regulation set by the state for its people .

The Apology and Crito as Socrates shows that he will obey the laws of Athens even as he is condemned to death by wiser men of Athens .

Plato's dialogue Crito shows Socrates's friend of that name trying to convence him and pled for life . Socrates refuses, and remain loyal to the laws of his city, though he was himself the innocent victim .

Socrates had the benefit to chose his life over the laws ; but he decided to follow the state law . He also told that the city was a gift to him and he owes back the debt to the city by following the right rules set by the state .

Plato presents his explicit statement of the relationship between the individual and society in the form of the "Apology," the statement of Socrates to the court that ultimately sentences him to death.