Civic Consciousness in Plato’s Crito
... of civic consciousness by trying to be a good role model. He doesn’t want his actions to affect the group as a whole. He must stick to the rules set down by the Athenian government. By being a citizen of Athens, he at one point agreed to these rules; to flee know would be a break in his agreement with them. He knew the danger he was in while practicing his beliefs, and he could have left Athens a long time ago. He made the decision act in his certain way and he will stick to that decision. To run would be to deny his beliefs and to fully acknowledge that what he did was wrong. He needs to stay and fulfill his sentence for the good of Athens as a whole. By staying he is also fulfilling his role as a model of civil consciousness. He is trying to protect the public good of Athens. Socrates does say, “in the matter of just and unjust, fair and foul, good and evil, which are the subjects of our present consultation, ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear them?” I agree with Socrates and the idea of civic conscious...