- All's Well That Ends Well
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Crito continues his attempt to shame Socrates into accepting his offer of help. This time, he admonishes Socrates quite sharply, attacking his moral character and accusing him of being cowardly. Crito seems to hope this argument will be especially effective on Socrates, given Socrates’ general concern with the nature of good and evil. In actuality, though, it reveals just how uncritical Crito’s conception of virtue is. He makes no attempt to justify his characterization of Socrates’ willingness to die as “the easiest path,” nor does he consider what would make escape the path of a “good and courageous man.” Rather…