Crito by Plato
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"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
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893 |
| Title | Crito |
| Note | Death of Socrates 2 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crito |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Philosophy, Ancient |
| Subject | Justice -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1657 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1311 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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