Problem:
Someone may say, "Aren't you ashamed, Socrates, to have engaged in the sort of occupation [philosophy] that has now put you at risk of death" (28b)? In response Socrates claims: however, would be right to reply to him, "You're not thinking straight, sir, if you think that a man who's any use at all should give any opposing weight to the risk of living or dying, instead of looking to this alone whenever he does anything: whether his actions are just or unjust, the deeds of a good or bad man (28b-c). Given this, Socrates argues on pp. 32-35 (28b-31c) that there is nothing shameful about his practice of philosophy even though it has put him "at risk of death" (28b). Explain the argument Socrates makes here: why has his practice of philosophy put him in danger of losing his life? Why does he believe someone must never do anything that is unjust? Why would it be unjust of Socrates to stop practicing philosophy? Then, in your analysis section, criticize the argument that Socrates makes here.