Write an 1000 page worded essay basing it on this thesis and the two scholary sources with quotes in the paragraphs enhancing the thesis
In this paper. Thesis: I will argue that Socrates owed his obedience to God’s authority over human governance. Socrates suggests his responsibility to uphold ethics and philosophical principles by god rather than societal expectations, seeking the greater truth and acting morally rather than following state regulations.
Prompt:
“Gentlemen, I am your very grateful and devoted servant, but I owe a greater obedience to God than to you; and so long as I draw breath and have my faculties, I shall never stop practicing philosophy and exhorting you and indicating the truth for everyone that I meet.”(29d)
Discuss the above quotation with reference to Socrates’ behavior in the Apology and/or Crito with particular reference to the concept of obligation. To whom, or what, does Socrates owe obedience?
It should include a Cover Page (with relevant personal and class information, including a Word Count), and a Works Cited page (including details concerning the Primary Text and your Secondary Sources).
Scholary Sources:
Colson, D. D. (1989). “Crito” 51A-C: To What Does Socrates Owe Obedience?. Phronesis, 34(1), 27–55. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4182318
Kamtekar, R. (2004). Plato’s Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito: Critical Essays. In Google Books. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?id=5Ul3AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA163&ots=V875R3BhH5&dq=socrates%20obligation%20apology%20crito%20obedience&lr&pg=PR16#v=onepage&q=socrates%20 obligation%20 apology%20create%20 obedience &f=false
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