Morality Depicted In Socrates 'The Apology'
When Socrates makes the claim that “a good man cannot be harmed in life or in death,” he does not mean this literally. Quite simply, any living creature on Earth is capable of being harmed, physically, mentally, or emotionally, and humans are of no exception to this. Rather, Socrates is stating that a man who lives with good, true intentions, and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society, will not have his reputation, public image, or morality tainted, despite any attempt of others to degrade him.
This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology, when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong, and are doing him a favor. In order to understand this better, one must first understand why Socrates is not at all afraid of death. He believes that since …show more content…
I concede that if a man is truly just, moral, and honest, there is no reason that he should be harmed on Earth. This, again, means that while he may receive harm in a physical, mental, or emotional way, a man will still carry the virtues of being just, moral, and honest. However, as we often discussed in class, the concept of morality is challenging to make universal. Many ethnicities or religions will disagree upon what is moral. Even more, while the majority if society may agree that something is moral, that does not deem it the undeniable definition of morality. What this means is that in order to accept this quote from Socrates, one must first acknowledge that they need to view morality and justice from his perspective. Any other interpretation of the words will inevitably falsify his claim and make it a pointless idea to even argue. That being said, when analyzing this from a Socratic perspective, I do agree with what he is saying. That being said I can only agree with part about
This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology, when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong, and are doing him a favor. In order to understand this better, one must first understand why Socrates is not at all afraid of death. He believes that since …show more content…
I concede that if a man is truly just, moral, and honest, there is no reason that he should be harmed on Earth. This, again, means that while he may receive harm in a physical, mental, or emotional way, a man will still carry the virtues of being just, moral, and honest. However, as we often discussed in class, the concept of morality is challenging to make universal. Many ethnicities or religions will disagree upon what is moral. Even more, while the majority if society may agree that something is moral, that does not deem it the undeniable definition of morality. What this means is that in order to accept this quote from Socrates, one must first acknowledge that they need to view morality and justice from his perspective. Any other interpretation of the words will inevitably falsify his claim and make it a pointless idea to even argue. That being said, when analyzing this from a Socratic perspective, I do agree with what he is saying. That being said I can only agree with part about