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Crito and Phaedo
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The 'Crito' dialogue takes place in Socrates's prison cell where he awaits execution.
His friend Crito visits him and urges Socrates to escape, but Socrates argues that it would be unjust to break the laws of Athens, even if they have wronged him.
He introduces the voice of the Laws of Athens, which explain the social contract and the duty of a citizen to abide by the laws.
The 'Phaedo' dialogue recounts the events and conversations on the day of Socrates' death.
It presents Plato's metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological views, including four arguments for the immortality of the soul, the doctrine of knowledge as recollection, and the theory of Forms.
Socrates discusses the nature of the soul, its relationship to the body, and the concept of causality, ultimately concluding with a myth about the afterlife and his own death by drinking hemlock.
His friend Crito visits him and urges Socrates to escape, but Socrates argues that it would be unjust to break the laws of Athens, even if they have wronged him.
He introduces the voice of the Laws of Athens, which explain the social contract and the duty of a citizen to abide by the laws.
The 'Phaedo' dialogue recounts the events and conversations on the day of Socrates' death.
It presents Plato's metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological views, including four arguments for the immortality of the soul, the doctrine of knowledge as recollection, and the theory of Forms.
Socrates discusses the nature of the soul, its relationship to the body, and the concept of causality, ultimately concluding with a myth about the afterlife and his own death by drinking hemlock.
