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Compare And Contrast Woozley And Kraut

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The purpose of this paper is to show that there is no inconsistency between Apology and Crito as A.D. Woozley and many others suggest. Woozley and Kraut both agree that the works aren’t consistent and present many solutions to resolve it, however they overlooked a simpler solution: to argue that the works are consistent. Woozley provides the persuade-or-obey to explain Socrates’ stance in Crito when the argument could also have been used to make the works consistent. As Kraut’s article was a review, none of his proposed solutions are fully developed. If my claim is accurate then there is no longer a blemish on Plato’s record, with regards to consistency. While this argument does not have any major ramifications or consequences, those who teach
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