What are some of the main reasons crito gives Socrates for escaping?

Socrates has three main reasons for not escaping from prison. Reason number 1 – he owes it to the state, i.e. Athens, to remain in prison as punishment for his crimes of corrupting the youth and heresy. Importantly, he denies the charge of corrupting the youth, but admits to the heresy.Click to see full answer….

Socrates has three main reasons for not escaping from prison. Reason number 1 – he owes it to the state, i.e. Athens, to remain in prison as punishment for his crimes of corrupting the youth and heresy. Importantly, he denies the charge of corrupting the youth, but admits to the heresy.Click to see full answer. Consequently, where does crito want to help Socrates to escape to?His friend, Crito, visits him in the prison (bribing the guard) with the bad news that the execution will take place soon. He offers his help to Socrates to escape from prison. The main text of the dialogue is Socrates’ analysis of Crito’s arguments why he should escape from prison.Likewise, what does crito wants Socrates to do in the jail cell? In Plato’s Crito, Socrates has been unjustly accused of his crimes by those opposed to him. His friend Crito comes to urge him to escape from the prison where he is being held awaiting execution. Crito argues that people will think Socrates’ friends do not care if he does not allow them to help him escape. Thereof, how does crito suggest that Socrates avoid the death sentence? Crito is right in suggesting that Socrates has done absolutely nothing to avoid being executed. Thus, Socrates forced the hand of the Athenian jurors, putting them in a position where they must either execute him or let him go free. Though they may not have wanted to execute him, Socrates left them no choice.What is the point of crito?Socrates tries to use REASON (rather than the values embedded in his culture) to determine whether an action is right or wrong. The dialogue called the “Crito” contains an image of Socrates trying to adopt what could be called THE MORAL POINT OF VIEW (as opposed to the point of view of one’s religion or society).

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