This is Crito's last chance to save his beloved friend from death. ... Knowing a couple of beliefs that Socrates holds allow me to explain this to you, by running away from the decision of the court he is A) not fulfilling his agreement he entered upon with the state of Athens and B) because of this decision the courts will be injuring him by death and have already injured his dignity, by running he is injuring his beloved state and the laws. ...

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The Truest Love For centuries now, love and philosophy have gone hand in hand. It is hard to find a deep thinker that has not, at some time or the other, pondered the questions love creates, or the nature of love itself. Even without contemplation, people are obsessed with love. Plays, poe...

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