Crito: Een dialoog van Plato by Plato
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"Crito: Een dialoog van Plato" by Plato is a dialogue written around 399 BC. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his wealthy friend Crito in a prison cell, where Socrates awaits execution. Crito offers to finance Socrates' escape, but Socrates refuses, arguing that injustice cannot be answered with injustice. Through personifying the Laws of Athens, the dialogue explores fundamental questions of justice and civic duty, presenting an ancient statement of social
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| Author | Plato, 428? BCE-348? BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Noordewier, Michiel Jan, 1806-1865 |
| Title | Crito: Een dialoog van Plato |
| Original Publication | Netherlands: J. B. Wolters,1846. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crito Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crito_(Plato) |
| Credits | Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Classical literature |
| Subject | Philosophy, Ancient |
| Subject | Justice -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into Dutch |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69559 |
| Release Date | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 344 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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