Comparing Virtue In Plato's Crito And Apology
People have a choice whether to believe or not believe in the existence of the world and in those who question people's knowledge. Socrates is a firm believer in questioning the universe and every aspect that exist within it. From justified true belief to immortality of the soul, Socrates dedicated his life to form opinions, challenge other people's thoughts, and to asking all the questions. In The Trial and Death of Socrates, particular in the dialogues from Crito and Apology, Plato explored Socrates argument that the purpose of philosophy is to prepare for death without fear. In Plato's Crito, he describes Socrates, an Athenian philosopher, who chose to die for an ideal. When Socrates states his case to his fellow peers, he is told that
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Moreover, death should never be a prevention to a man because no man has true knowledge of what happens after death. Plato and Socrates firmly believe that we have no cause to fear death, and, for the philosopher, death is probably a more desirable state to be in than life because one could reason and contemplate without the distraction of the body. There is no proof or reason to believe that through death, one gains the most knowledge especially if one does not know what happens after death. Philosophers were people who pursued wisdom, and according to Plato, the best way to do this was from the mind alone without the body. "For this fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom" (Plato 30). Philosophers did not fear death because they believed that knowledge and wisdom could be gain through death. Socrates believed that the state of one's soul was of the utmost importance because one's place in the afterlife, whether it is into nothingness or some other place, and the next life is determined by the state of their soul. When a person dies, his body is left behind and his soul carries on, taking with it every part of soul, which is enriched by the mind through …show more content…
The body dies after death leaving us with our souls, which means that we are dead souls before we were alive (after life). This proves that the soul exists after death, and therefore the soul must be immortal. If one quality won't admit of another then it either flees when its opposite is present or is destroyed by its opposite. The soul is that which makes the body live, so it can't admit of death. Therefore the soul is deathless, or
Moreover, death should never be a prevention to a man because no man has true knowledge of what happens after death. Plato and Socrates firmly believe that we have no cause to fear death, and, for the philosopher, death is probably a more desirable state to be in than life because one could reason and contemplate without the distraction of the body. There is no proof or reason to believe that through death, one gains the most knowledge especially if one does not know what happens after death. Philosophers were people who pursued wisdom, and according to Plato, the best way to do this was from the mind alone without the body. "For this fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom" (Plato 30). Philosophers did not fear death because they believed that knowledge and wisdom could be gain through death. Socrates believed that the state of one's soul was of the utmost importance because one's place in the afterlife, whether it is into nothingness or some other place, and the next life is determined by the state of their soul. When a person dies, his body is left behind and his soul carries on, taking with it every part of soul, which is enriched by the mind through …show more content…
The body dies after death leaving us with our souls, which means that we are dead souls before we were alive (after life). This proves that the soul exists after death, and therefore the soul must be immortal. If one quality won't admit of another then it either flees when its opposite is present or is destroyed by its opposite. The soul is that which makes the body live, so it can't admit of death. Therefore the soul is deathless, or