Death In Socrates's Trial

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During his trial, Socrates displays that he isn’t afraid of death. Believing that he is doing only what the Gods told him to, which gives him moral hope. Socrates describes that he would rather die than disobey the Gods. His reasoning for this is that if he does disobey them then he would truly be guilty of impiety as Meletus is inferring. Socrates comprehends that death is what was meant to happen for him and that he is a good man by giving up his life for the Gods. He also questions why Athenians would try to kill him if they don’t know what’s in store for him in the afterlife. Socrates says that killing him would only be a net gain because he thinks that death is either inhalation or migration to the soul to the underworld. Inhalation would

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