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Journal Article
Exit out of Athens? Migration and Obligation in Plato's \Crito\
2015
Overview
A prevailing theme of the scholarship on Plato's Crito has been civil disobedience, with many scholars agreeing that the Athenian Laws do not demand a slavish, authoritarian kind of obedience. While this focus on civil disobedience has yielded consensus, it has left another issue in the text relatively unexplored—that is, the challenges and attractions of leaving one's homeland or of \"exit.\" Reading for exit reveals two fundamental, yet contradictory, desires in the Crito: a yearning to escape the injustice of the homeland for self-preservation and freedom (voiced by Crito) and a deep-seated need to honor one's obligations and attachments to the homeland (voiced by the Laws). By exposing the conflicted nature of leaving one's native land, Plato's Crito enriches an understanding of the meaning and consequences of an exit for the individual.
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SAGE Publications,SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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