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Crito

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1999
Words6,603
LanguageEnglish
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Plato's *Crito* is a short Socratic dialogue in which Socrates, awaiting execution in prison, discusses with his friend Crito whether he should escape and what obligations a citizen owes to the state and its laws. It suits readers of ancient philosophy, ethics, and political theory.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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