Socrates holds a view about death that many may be too scared to hold. Mainly, he has no fear about dying. He believes that being alive is simply holding him back from being able to truly explore his philosophical beliefs. For instance, he thinks diseases and desires merely sidetrack humans from exploring ideas they have. As a result, he also feels that philosophers as a whole should never fear death. When a person dies, according to Socrates, their soul becomes free from their body and continues on after death. They are then free to explore whatever ideas they had previously wondered about.
I mostly agree with Socrates' ideas regarding death. There certainly are many materialistic things that occupy our attention more then they probably should. This causes most people to end up living their life without ever really thinking deeply about philosophical questions, such as those surrounding death and the afterlife. This also tends to make people more scared of death as death is a mystery to them. If instead people took the time to fully explore the topic of death, much of this fear could be removed. I also do agree with Socrates' reasoning surrounding why philosophers should not fear death. If a person is truly dedicated to only their thoughts, then death would be a means to get an even clearer mental state. One would no longer have to worry about physical and emotional feelings distracting them.
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