Is Philosophy and Death Related?

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       Who is this stone like creation? Is it a person? 

Of course...it is none other than the great philosopher, Socrates!

First let us discuss some background regarding Socrates' work and his role in "Phaedo". 

Socrates was a Greek Philosopher from Athens who has been given credit as one of the main founders of Western Philosophy. Now, Western Philosophy and Thought are vital to learning about the new world and seeking change. Socrates focused on challenging the common ideologies and suppressing them with ethical development. He performed lots of work regarding skepticism and individualism, as he believed it influenced the human conception of understanding the world. 

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With this being said, Socrate's brilliant ideas were formulated in "Phaedo" where he gives his take on the way that Philosophy and Death are related. Throughout this dialogue, there are a few opposing viewpoints that linger throughout the story. The more appropriate one to focus on is Socrate's ability to match death up with the gift of life. Socrates believed that death...was not evil, in fact it revealed the most about someone. Socrates was all about questioning the authority and providing commentary that might seem unreal to others, but actually is sensible enough to support. Socrates saw that the purpose of philosophy was to free the soul by guiding to the truths that are not accessible in the living world. Thus, when death came,  it was a time of being released and saved fro, internal sin. In "Phaedo", we are told," For then, and not till then, the soul will be in herself alone and without the body. In this present life, I reckon that we make the nearest approach to knowledge when we have the least possible concern or interest in the body, and are not saturated with the bodily nature, but remain pure until the hour when God himself is pleased to release us" (Phaedo, unknown page #). This quotation was long, however packed with such useful information. Socrates views death as a goal, rather than an obstacle. In our own lives, we may be hiding sin, but when death reaches us, our body is free of any stress or wrong-doings. Socrates sees death as a time in one's life, not to be sad, but to rejoice since God is there to essentially 'cleanse the soul'. 

My opinion: 

Although I am not a Greek Philosopher, I agree almost entirely with the words of Socrates. Although the dialogue, "Phaedo" was lengthy, the key points summarize to the fact that death should not be avoided or feared, it is a time of liberation, according to Socrates. We have had this discussion earlier in the semester regarding the fear of death, and my opinion is still the same on the subject. As a kid, I feared death, probably like others did too. But, from a standpoint based off of religious values and philosophical morals, death is a time to be free. We live our lives with sin, regret and stress. So, when the body is laid to rest, the soul is eternally free of any of that. Humans are physically apparent, but in reality, the soul is the only thing that is carried on in the afterlife. Thus, death is a connection between being free and escaping and hard realities that life had offered. Death is a time when the soul is free to explore, it is not limited to being trapped inside an unwanted body. 

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