In greek times pious and plato?

Question

Plato debate to save Socrates

Answer 1

Crito is the argument for Socrates to escape

Crito's arguments for escape
Socrates is endangering the good reputation of his friends. If Socrates is executed, Crito will appear to honor money over friends. Crito considers this reputation shameful and damaging even though it will be the opinion of those who do not know Socrates and Crito adequately, namely, the many. One must respect the opinions of the many because they can bring about great evils.
Socrates should not worry about Crito's reputation or money. Escape from death is more honorable.
Socrates has support in other cities, including Thessaly and exile would not be a bad option, although Socrates said in his defense that he would rather die than be exiled.
Socrates would be acting unjustly by not fulfilling his parental obligations.
Socrates would be acting cowardly by not resisting injustices (implying that the court decision and Socrates' subsequent execution are unjust). He would be joining his enemies. He is choosing the "easiest path" instead of the courageous, honorable and virtuous path, which Crito feels is to flee from certain, unjust death.

Socrates' responses
Public opinion is not important to the decision; the many's ignorance do not allow them to have true choice, and therefore their opinions are of no value to the one who strives after the truth and the good.
The essential concern is whether to escape would be just.
One should never do injustice. (doing evil to humans/human evil = injustice)
Men, especially one so old as Socrates, should not fear death, but welcome it.

The Laws' arguments
The Laws are more honorable than one's parents, for they too beget, educate, and nurture their citizens. Just as one should respect the decisions of one's parents, so should one respect the decisions of the Laws, but to an even greater degree. There is confusion as to whether this respect is due to the Laws or due to the fatherland.
Socrates tacitly agreed to obey the Laws by remaining in Athens after reaching maturity, witnessing how the Laws are structured and how they work and having and raising his children in Athens too. (This is an early statement of Social Contract Theory).
Socrates would be seen as a corrupting force wherever he went.
If one has the ability to choose whether to obey a law, then he is destroying the power of the law. Destroying law is unjust, for men require a community and a community requires law.
It would put him in a precarious position in the afterlife.