CRITO by Plato

Paper Back Book, 30 Pages
Print Book: Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm), High Quality Black & White, Thick Paper, Paperback Saddle Stitch, Matte Cover.

The venerable philosopher Socrates awaits his execution in a dusty Athenian prison cell. His loyal and wealthy friend, Crito, arrives before dawn with a desperate plea and a well-funded plan: escape. Crito argues passionately, appealing to friendship, reputation, family duty, and the injustice of the verdict. Why should Socrates passively accept his fate when escape is possible? But Socrates, ever the seeker of wisdom and moral consistency, is unswayed by emotional appeals. Instead, he engages Crito in a profound examination of justice, duty, and the citizen's implicit agreement with the laws of the city. In a powerful personification, Socrates imagines the Laws of Athens themselves speaking to him, questioning his right to defy them after a lifetime of benefiting from their protection and order. Crito is a gripping and deeply personal dialogue that explores the timeless conflict between individual conscience and civic obligation. It forces us to confront uncomfortable questions: Is it ever right to commit an injustice, even to escape an injustice? What is the nature of the social contract? And what is the ultimate cost of upholding one's principles?