Socrates Mind Dying Quote

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"Talking to them,and being with them,examining them-what indescribable happiness,since everyone there is immortal afterwards as well as being happier in other ways than people here,if what they say is true" "evidence"(223~226). Socrates was a Greek philosopher who was said to be the wisest man alive. Lots of people wanted to hear him talk about philosophy. The once known "wise men" of Athens, Greece in 399 B.C slandered him, accusing him of charging people to hear him philosophize,which was completely false. They were just envious and intimidated by Socrates. Socrates throughout all the hardships and accusations continues to prove his innocence. But doesn't mind dying if it means he's free from all his troubles on earth,like poverty and sickness and not being able to speak his mind. …show more content…
Its clear to me to die now and be free from all my troubles" "evidence"(219~223). In this quote Socrates is saying that he doesn't mind dying if it means he will be able to get away from his troubles, which are not being able to speak his mind freely. He can also get away from his poverty and his illness. Another example of him making good assumptions on death are, "And what would you give to get together with Orpheus and Musaeus and Heod and Homer? I'd be willing to die a thousand times over if this is true" evidence(215~217) In this quote Socrates is saying that we especially won't mind dying if it means he gets to meet all the famous dead people. He would die more than once just to hear them speak and to be able to speak to them, Socrates is making his death sentence into a good thing. All these quotes are just showing how Socrates makes death sound very
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