In Plato's work, Crito, Socrates poses many philosophical questions. He, as always, has a complex with what is just and unjust. The major theme of most of Socrates" work deals with this matter, and Plato, being a student of Socrates, pondered the same issue. .
In Crito Plato presents the community or city as the supreme law. Everyone must consider their behavior in relations to the community. The city of Athens had their specific laws, which are referred to as The Laws of Athens. While Socrates is imprisoned, he believes that he cannot escape into exile because he would then be corrupt. His idea is that these laws exist as one entity, and if he broke one law, he would brake them all. His reputation would become tainted, and he could not bear to live in the civilized world anymore.
Crito tries to persuade Socrates to escape the prison. He tries to place guilt within Socrates" conscious by telling him how all of Socrates" friends would have to suffer from having to witness his death. Crito explains that if Socrates is put to death, then all of his friends would suffer bad reputations for allowing it to happen. Socrates, being the philosophical hero he is, asks Crito why he worries about his public reputation. He reminds Crito that the only supreme law is behaving well. Socrates presents Crito with a proposition. If he can prove that an escape would be just, Socrates will escape; however, if he cannot, then Socrates will face his punishment.
Crito then tries to place Socrates among his enemies by telling him that if he does not escape, he will only be adding to the injustice. In other words, he tells Socrates he is a coward because he is allowing the enemies to win. Of course Socrates reacts by explaining that he could convince his enemies to let him live. He believes he can convince the almighty Laws to let him go.
Since Socrates believes in The Laws of Athens and this supremacy being an entity, he argues that these laws are the parent and the society which is embraced by these laws are the children.
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