Socrates’ argument on obedience and civil disobedience

PHIL 1100: Meaning of Life. first year undergraduate elective Term Paper: Fall 2025, weight: 25% Due: by 11:59 pm on March 30th through the turnitin.com link on the eclass page For information on submission, late penalties and other policies, see the syllabus. In a 5-7 page typed, double-spaced essay (12 pt. font), answer 1 of the following 3 questions. In all cases, presume that youre seeking both to explain the arguments from which the problem arises to a general reader, and to convince a skeptical reader that your take on it is correct. Socrates argues that the individual owes a debt to the state within which they were raised, regardless of the perceived injustices they endure within it. While we certainly have the right to petition or even protest the state, he seems to preclude not just open rebellion or revolution, but even the kinds of civil disobedience which were instrumental in securing many of the rights we now take for granted. Is Socrates right that, regardless of the injustice embodied in the state, obedience (if never complete conformity) is required of the citizen? Or is disobedience justified, or even required, in the face of state injustice? After presenting Socrates arguments in favor of obedience to the State, defend your take on the problem raised by the question.