The Story of Socrates and Crito

1. First, Euthyphro suggests that holiness is persecuting religious offenders. Socrates finds this definition unsatisfying, since there are many holy deeds aside from that of persecuting offenders. He asks Euthyphro instead to give him a general definition that identifies that one feature that all holy deeds share in common. Euthyphro suggests that what is holy is what is agreeable to the gods, in response to which Socrates points out that the gods often quarrel, so what …showed first 75 words of 2445 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2445 total…by doing exactly what got him into trouble in the first place. Please explain what this means. Describe in your own words Socrates’ mission and how he came by it. How would you characterize Socrates’ attitude towards the trial and the court? How does Socrates behave at the penalty phase of the trial and what explains his behavior? Do you think Socrates what guilty or innocent of the charges he faced? Please explain your answer.