Socrates is nearing the end. He’s been sentenced to death and the time has come where he will be forced to drink hemlock. Crito, his old friend, comes to persuade him to escape this death. He tries to convince Socrates that in this grave injustice, the just thing would be to escape.
But Socrates says “we must examine whether we should act in this way or not, as not only now but at all times.” Would it be right for Socrates to escape?
This short dialogue allows us see if Socrates will remain true to what he has preached throughout his life.
Show Notes:
Book Versions:
Plato Complete Works - edited by John M. Cooper - translated by G.M.A. Grube
The Last Days of Socrates - translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant (intro) - Penguin Classics
Defense of Socrates, Euthyphro, and Crito - translated by David Gallop - Oxford World’s Classics
