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>From Avner Levy:

Socrates was a public figure in Athens and helped build Athens. Socratese was loved by the people of Athens and would try do do anything he could to make Athens as good a place for his fellow citizens as possible. he shows his love for the laws by living by them in his trial and by later dying by them.

>rm says: I'm not sure how Socrates helped build Athens. How do you think that he lived by the laws? Aren't there other ways in which the laws say that Socrates has shown his consent?

>From nr:

socrates has shown consent to the laws by being educated in athens, having children in athens, he never left athens, he never expressed that he was unhappy with athenian law, he never tried to change any laws, he was on the military, when he was given a choice of exile, he refused. which showed that he loves athens and would rather die then be apart from the city.

>rm says: Good.

Plato Reading Guide 48. How do Socrates' actions, over his life, show his consent to the laws?		Back to Plato Reading Guide Back to Philosophy 101 Home Next Question
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