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  1. SOCRATES the state, in its the laws, Crito and its courts seems of to law argue (Crito 51b-c); that Socrates one must in always obey. the Apology seems perfectly willing to disobey a court order that would prevent him from practicing philosophy in Athens (Apology 29d).

  2. Whether or not those facts on which all the sources agree permit us to attribute to Socrates a fully worked out philosophy of law, they are sufficient to confirm his importance for the history of legal thought. Both Xenophon and Plato agree that Socrates was always obedient to the law of Athens.

    • Richard F. Stalley, Roderick T. Long
    • 2015
  3. SOCRATES ON JUSTICE AND LEGAL OBLIGATION. Donald H. J. Hermann*. Socrates lives in history partly because he gave his life for the conviction that duty of obedience to secular law does not presup-pose consent to its enactment or belief in its virtue. -Justice Frankfurter'.

  4. Sep 21, 2020 · Socrates would disobey not because a law takes away his preferred pastime, but because it deprives him of his citizenship; without philosophy, Socrates is no longer a citizen. For Heinze, outlawing philosophy equals Socrates’ disenfranchisement from democracy (cf. Brickhouse and Smith 2004 : 232).

    • Andreas Marcou
    • a.marcou@qmul.ac.uk
    • 2021
  5. Feb 1, 2009 · This article presents a critical analysis of Plato's Apology and Crito — focusing on the moral limits of legal obligation that ground both Socrates' resistance to state injustice and his acceptance of his unjust sentence.

    • Mark S. Howenstein
    • 2009
  6. Dec 16, 2023 · In the case of human laws, Socrates merely emphasized the benefit of collective agreement and obedience with no reference to the content of any particular law. Does Socrates think this holds also for the unwritten laws?

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  8. Jun 9, 2010 · It particularly draws attention to the rhetorical devices Socrates cleverly exploits to alter Crito's perspective in judging his proposed plan. The second section examines the dialogue's arguments which purport to show why Socrates must refuse Crito's offer.

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