What Rules and Laws does Socrates Obey?

Journal
Tópicos
ISSN
2007-8498
0188-6649
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Lévystone, David 
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
DOI
URL
Abstract
Socrates' thought of justice and obedience to laws is motivated by a will to avoid the destructive effects of Sophistic criticisms and theories of laws. He thus requires-against theories of natural law-an almost absolute obedience to the law, as far as this law respects the legal system of the city. But, against legal positivism, Socrates would not admit that a law is just simply because it is a law: he is looking for the true Just. However, as often in Socratic philosophy, Socrates cannot accept that two equally justified and legitimate rights or moral values conflict. © 2019 Universidad Panamericana. All rights reserved.
How to cite
Levystone, D. X. (2019). What rules and laws does Socrates obey? Tópicos, (57), 399-430. DOI: 10.21555/top.v0i57.1024