PHIL 1100 Final: Final Exam Review PHIL1100.docx
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Explain what reasons socrates gives in the crito for not fleeing athens, even though staying means certain death. Explain why you do, or don"t, find these arguments sound. Socrates" reason for not fleeing athens is based on what he feels is living a just life. He feels it is more important to live a just life even in the face of death. Socrates believes escaping would harm the city and the city is like a parent, so escaping is like harming a parent. Harming a parent would be unjust so escaping would be unjust. Unjust actions corrupt the soul and escaping would corrupt one"s soul. Life is worthless with a corrupted body and the soul is more important than the body, so life is worthless with a corrupted soul. The life of an escapee is worthless and therefore it is better to die than escape.
