/lit/ - Literature

>>22504728
It was Socrates my dude

> D-death is actually a good thing bros! I'm totally not saying this because I've been sentenced to death because of my own stupidity and hubris and now I have to save face.

copium

>>21497998
>be me
>gorgias
>Socrates has been debating me for 9 hours straight
>he's finally passed out on his bed
>i try to get some sleep
>"Gorgias friend, while dreaming I saw the heron fly up and towards the shore. What do you suppose this means? Or perhaps more clearly, what does it mean to dream?"
>Trying to calm my rage.
>"I know not." I reply.
>"First, would you say that to dream is different from unconsciousness? And that the unconscious may dream, or may not?"
>"Certainly..."
>"Yes, as any man would clearly know. And would you say that though dreaming is like unconsc--"
>"Fudge about dreams! Please let me sleep Socrates."
>Finally some silence
>I close my eyes
>"And what do you mean by sleep, dearest friend? Do you suppose that sleep..."
>399BC Hemlock Incident