Plato's Crito / Brad Inwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Inwood, Brad, Author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in the dialogues of Plato.

Cambridge studies in the dialogues of Plato

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato. Crito.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 91 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Many people read the Crito primarily as a companion piece to the Apology and as one of Plato's statements on the nature of politics and the citizen's relationship to the state. This book challenges both of those assumptions and shows, by close analysis of the characters, the argument and the dramatic features of the dialogue, that it is best read as an exploration of the nature and significance of Socratic moral reasoning. It shows that there is a single argument throughout the dialogue and that the 'Laws of Athens' are best understood as supporting Socrates' attempt to convince Crito that a commitment to the currently best rational argument justifies his submission to the death penalty, despite the injustice of his sentence. The importance of the Crito for later political and legal theory is great, but the reception of the dialogue should not blind us to its original intention and significance.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Imprints page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Dialogue's Place in the Corpus

Chapter 2 Character and Setting

Chapter 3 The Arguments

Overview of the Debate in the Dialogue

The Arguments

Socratic Practical Deliberation

Harming and Wronging

Hous hēkista dei

Wronging the City

Priority of the Civic over the Individual

Persuade or Obey

Chapter 4 The Corybantic Buzz

Chapter 5 The Legal, the Political and the Ethical

Bibliography

Translation of the Crito

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Mar 2026).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-75459-9

1-009-75458-0

1-139-01570-2

9781009754583

OCLC:

1574657588