⚖️ Should you obey Rules you think are wrong? - Plato's Crito-Philosophy Essay

⚖️ Should you obey a system you think is wrong? - Plato's Crito

Short summary
Your friend shows up early.
The verdict is unjust. The escape plan is ready. The door is open. All you have to do is leave.
And Socrates says no.
That is basically the whole setup of Crito, which is why it works so well for a room. This is not one of those philosophy nights where everyone pretends they're enjoying abstraction. It's a short, readable argument with actual stakes: law, loyalty, conscience, civil disobedience, and what - if anything - a person owes a city that can punish them unfairly.
Some arguments are too clean on paper and much uglier once you imagine yourself inside them.
That's what makes this worth doing.

A few questions already sitting in my head
"If a law is unjust, do you owe it anything at all?"
"When does obeying a system become complicity?"
"Is Socrates principled here - or too obedient for his own good?"
"Do you owe a city more because it raised you, educated you, and gave you a place in it?"
"When is breaking the rules the cleanest ethical act?"
"If this happened now, would we admire him - or think he gave the state exactly what it wanted?"

How the evening will go
We'll start with one simple question: "What would make you obey a rule you believed was wrong?"
Then I'll do a quick reset on the context and we'll stay close to the actual argument.
Not philosophy-seminar stiffness. Not classroom voice. A real fight.

Reading
Plato - Crito
Modern English versions are completely fine. I'll post a free link in the comments / chat.

Link to file :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p5HGy3Z4OdG8ZRINPQ5AYxhAkVZrhXQd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106877739920669003491&rtpof=true&sd=true

When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, April 26th
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Central Library meeting rooms - exact room posted the day of

Cap 12 + waitlist Small enough to stay sharp, big enough for disagreement.