TY - JOUR
T1 - CRITO’S SOCIAL CIRCLES IN PLATO’S CRITO
AU - Liebersohn, Yosef Z.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In this paper I identify and discuss three different circles concerning Crito’s social relations: the internal circle of those who know him well; the external circle of those who are Crito’s fellow citizens but who do not know him well; and the third circle which is the polis with its laws. Crito uses – both consciously and unconsciously – different stratagems in dealing with these different circles. The speech of the Laws is Socrates’ attempt to allow Crito to see his actual behavior, as if reflected in a mirror. In fact Crito harms his friends, cheats his fellow citizens and destroys the polis.
AB - In this paper I identify and discuss three different circles concerning Crito’s social relations: the internal circle of those who know him well; the external circle of those who are Crito’s fellow citizens but who do not know him well; and the third circle which is the polis with its laws. Crito uses – both consciously and unconsciously – different stratagems in dealing with these different circles. The speech of the Laws is Socrates’ attempt to allow Crito to see his actual behavior, as if reflected in a mirror. In fact Crito harms his friends, cheats his fellow citizens and destroys the polis.
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U2 - 10.7146/classicaetmediaevalia.v72i.137098
DO - 10.7146/classicaetmediaevalia.v72i.137098
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AN - SCOPUS:85197543506
SN - 0106-5815
VL - 72
SP - 37
EP - 80
JO - Classica et Mediaevalia
JF - Classica et Mediaevalia
ER -