Crito, which may be based on a historical event, is thought to have been published in 399 BCE. Since his trial in Apology, Socrates had been imprisoned for four weeks and will be executed in a matter of days. Historians … 查看更多內容

Crito's arguments
In the early morning, before visitors may arrive to meet with prisoners, Crito arrives at Socrates' cell and bribes the guard for entry. Once … 查看更多內容

Classical and Medieval
Roman philosopher and politician Cicero interpreted Crito to mean citizens are obliged to serve the state out of gratitude.
In anti-Platonic circles, the piece was not well regarded. The philosopher Athenaeus said Crito … 查看更多內容

• Crito, in a collection of Plato's Dialogues at Standard Ebooks
• Translated by Woods & Pack, 2007
• Jowett's translation of the Crito, at the Internet Classics Archive
• Approaching Plato: A Guide to the Early and Middle Dialogues 查看更多內容

Crito emphasizes reason, which it says should be the sole criterion for understanding ethics. Unlike Plato's other works, Socrates took a more objective stance on 查看更多內容

• Greek text at Perseus
• Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus. Greek with translation by Harold N. Fowler. Loeb Classical Library … 查看更多內容

• Trial of Socrates 查看更多內容