Apology Plato

Apology : Socrates ' Stance on Death and Wickedness

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Apology : Socrates ' Stance on Death and Wickedness

It would only be expected for an individual to naturally attempt to escape from death if given the chance . In a similar sense , it would only be appropriate to assume that individuals would have an innate tendency to refrain from wicked acts as much as possible . However , despite certain similarities , escaping death and avoiding the tendency to fall into wickedness are at times regarded as contrasting concepts . An example of such a scenario would

be in terms of how Socrates perceives the significance and difficulty of attempting to escape from either death or wickedness . In relation to such , during the trial , Socrates stated to the people that it is not difficult to avoid death (Plato 2000 ,

.40 . Hence , Socrates regards death as relatively simple to escape from . Of course , such a point was directly expressed so as to establish another point about the significance of abstaining from wicked acts

In comparison to death , wickedness may be regarded as a most pressing concern for all . In fact , Socrates even points out that it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness , for it runs faster than death (Plato , 2000 ,

. 40 . In this sense , Socrates compares the presence of death and wickedness through an example that differentiates him from the individuals who accused him of heresy . Particularly , the following line best explains such a comparison : slow and elderly as I am , I have been caught...