/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3019031]

Did anyone cried when Socrates died? I probably have never cried at anything in any media (movies, books, music, etc.) except at the last part of the dialogue about the soul.

I'm telling this because I just re-read the dialogue and found myself teary-eyed again. The fairest and wisest man to ever walk on earth, your soul is eternal. ;_;

[Anonymous No.3019033]

I'm not trying to be when saying this - but would you have done the same? Accepted suicide just because?

[Anonymous No.3019039]

>Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius.

[Anonymous No.3019043]

>>3019033
It was not 'just because' it was to fulfill his duty as a philosopher; doing otherwise would have been living and spreading a lie.

[βPictoris !NLqByHLcRc No.3019065]

>>3019043
Also he was in his 70s.

[Anonymous No.3019069]

he was the first neckbeard

[Anonymous No.3019071]

does anyone have that one picture that's like, Plato and a quote that says "weed make you think about life and shit" or something

I keep thinking about that quote and enjoying it more and more

[Anonymous No.3019072]

I enjoy stories of wise and good people being put to death for their virtuousness. It validates my life of utter mediocrity.

[Anonymous No.3019074]

>>3019071
No, but I have this.

[Anonymous No.3019075]

>>3019074

Well that's pretty good too

[ｓｕｂｈｕｍａｎ No.3019093]

He pretty much goes out and says he wanted to be found guilty In the apology.

Is this really tragedy?

[Anonymous No.3019115]

>>3019093

Yes?

[Anonymous No.3019159]

I did. I think I teared up a bit during the Crito too, and maybe even once during the Apology, imagining him giving his impassioned case before the assembly.

Cool dude. I mean, aside from all the philosophy stuff, he was pretty cool.

[Screwtape !!tdBUE9PLvpz No.3019161]

>>3019071
this'un?