In the Apology, Socrates proposes a new kind of citizenship in opposition to the traditional one that was based on the poetic conception of Homer. Socrates' is a philosophical citizenship, relying on one's own powers of independent reason and judgment. The Crito, a dialogue taking place in Socrates' prison cell, is about civil obedience, piety, and the duty of every citizen to respect and live by the laws of the community. Reading assignment: Plato, Apology of Socrates; Crito Resources: [[http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71ap/|Plato, Apology, translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett]] Courtesy of the University of Adelaide Library Electronic Texts Collection [[http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/p/plato/p71cro/index.html|Plato, Crito, translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett]] Courtesy of the University of Adelaide Library Electronic Texts Collection