>read Crito (after euthyphro and apology) >it takes Socrates

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2016-07-05 21:51:46 Post No. 1376076
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 21:51:46 Post No. 1376076 [Report]

>read Crito (after euthyphro and apology)
>it takes Socrates about 11 pages to say that he won't escape because he doesn't want to break the law
>collected works of plato go on for at least 1000 more pages

...lolwut... I can just about stand reading some Dickens to get canon cred, but this is too fucking much. It's too fucking much. Explain yourselves please. Why is this worth reading? So that I can drop in Ancient Greek anecdotes when making common sense "insights" on modern things ("As Socrates said, 'murder is wrong,' therefore Hillary and Trump should...") and gobble up the pseudo-intellectual cred? What a fucking joke. And I know how the republic goes. Socrates (or plato through him) has a wank over his ideal society and everyone says he's so smart.

wtf?????? It's fucking BORING

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 21:55:57 Post No.1376086
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 21:55:57 Post No.1376086 [Report]

>>1376076
Go read twilight then faggot

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 22:10:18 Post No.1376142
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 22:10:18 Post No.1376142 [Report]

>>1376076
Way to miss his entire point you nigger

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 22:10:33 Post No.1376143
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 22:10:33 Post No.1376143 [Report]

>>1376076

lol what is duty

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CS (ID: !ONk14TfQNk) 2016-07-05 22:53:51 Post No.1376309
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CS (ID: !ONk14TfQNk) 2016-07-05 22:53:51 Post No.1376309 [Report]

>>1376076
You seem to think you should read all of Plato, the complete volume, cover to cover. What gives you such an idea? Anyway, you can read Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo as a unit, which is why they are often grouped together.

The point of Plato, as I conceive it, is to make you examine ideas of goodness, virtue, beauty, etc - and to use these writings as a springboard to thinking for yourself. Moreover, this reflection is a lifelong and dynamic process. In short, you read Plato for your edification.