Name: John Holladay
Title: Professor of Humanities / Room C212.
Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Friday 11-Noon Tuesday
/ Thursday 11-Noon
Email:jholladay@mail.monroe.cc.mi.us
152 Western Philosophy Study Questions
Plato, Crito—Study Questions
- Socrates uses analogical arguments and arguments from consequences to support his position. List instances of each of these.
- For what reasons does he argue that breaking the law is wrong?
3. Suppose you were imprisoned by fascists in a dictatorship.
Would you, according to Socrates, be justified in trying to escape?
What do you think of his reasons?
4. Compare Socrates' attitude to lawbreaking here with that
expressed in "The Apology." Which do you prefer? Why?