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LEVYSTONE, David Xavier. What Rules and Laws does Socrates Obey?. Tópicos (México) [online]. 2019, n.57, pp.399-432. ISSN 0188-6649.  https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v0i57.1024.

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.

Palabras llave : Socrates; disobedience; laws; justice; Crito; Apology.

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