UGS 303 1st Edition Lecture 17Outline of Last LectureI. Aesop’s opinionII. Characteristics of a tyrantIII. Kinds of freedomOutline of Current LectureI. Socrates’ brushes with the lawII. Necessary features of lawIII. Positive lawCurrent LectureI. Socrates’ brushes with the law A. Illegal trial of the generals 1. After battle of Arginusae 2. Socrates was randomly chosen as chairman of the council. He ruled that the trial was illegal, and therefore could not be put up toa vote. The prosecutors threatened him with death and put it up to a vote anyway. The generals were executed. 3. This is why Nicias was scared of his own people. B. Arrest by the 30 Tyrants 1. Socrates refuses to cooperate. The 30 ordered him to arrest aman and he said no. C. Trial of Socrates 1. Condemned for corrupting the youth. 2. How could Athens kill its greatest thinker? These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Crito1. Socrates’ friend Crito breaks into the jail (in which Socrates wasbeing held after the trial) and successfully bribes the jailers to letSocrates free. 2. Socrates refuses to leave, on the principle that it is unfair for therich to have one law and the poor another. To him, the rule of law was so important that it would be wrong to violate it. II. Necessary features of law A. Universal (can’t be bought) B. Is known or knowable (no secret laws) C. Is legitimate (made by legitimate authority) D. Is respected (what good is a law no one obeys?) E. Question: Should we add police/courts/penalties to this list? 1. Consider the laws of war and the laws of nations. 2. Ancient Greeks had these, but no courts. III. Positive law A. Statutes, courts, procedures (as opposed to natural law) B. Enables (contracts, marriages) C. Requires (taxes, services) Forbids
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