Socrates

Philosophy

“Death is a Blessing Argument”

The Argument in Socrates �Death is a blessing’ speech; is that of he does not see death as being a horrible thing that we do. He says that if death is just a state of nothingness where eternity would be just one single night. Now if death is what we humans perceive death to be, and we go into an afterlife then Socrates says this would even be better because so many other great people have died before him and he would be able to discuss theories with them and best of all he would be able to continue on his quest for true knowledge, without the fear of being called into trial or sentenced to death because he would already be dead.

This Argument to me was perfect for Socrates to say to the judges. He was basically saying, �go ahead sentence me to death it doesn’t matter it will be better than living here where I can’t do the things I love to do at least in the afterlife I can live my life freely.’