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Socrates and the Four Texts On Death

 

Additionally, one can escape death from serious accident injuries just by going to emergency room. Death is likely avoidable in some situations nonetheless death could suddenly strike without warning. According to the reading "Socrates discusses death in his defense speech", Socrates compares death to the undisturbed nights and if a man couldn't really tell the difference from all the nights then death, as a matter of fact, was light like a feather. From Socrates's point of view, he believes that death is like sleep. When we are in our deep sleep without being disturbed by dreams, we fall into a deep state of unconsciousness and Socrates thinks that death is just like an eternity sleep without disturbances. Heading towards the positive view, Socrates sees that dreamless sleep is an advantage of death and death, as a matter of fact, throughout the whole time is just no longer than a night. However, I disapprove with his statement on how death is seemingly just a dreamless night. Scientifically speaking, during human's deepest sleep, our brain still functions to keep our cells working and helping us to stay alive. Clearly, as long as the brain is still working, our consciousness is there. For example, a man is having the best sleep of his life, where dreams don't disturb him but then a fire alarm goes off. Instinctively, he wakes up to find out what's going on so waking up is a product of his brain working, in order to keep him conscious spiritually the whole time. Ironically, Socrates makes a conflict point when he compares dreamless sleep to death. First of all, death is not dreamless sleep in a single night because being dead means that there is no waking up after that night. Then, a dreamless and good sleep is only considerably desirable if an individual would be able to wake up tomorrow, with a refreshing and well-rested mind. Death, on the other hand, is the opposite where one would not be able to wake up again anytime after that "dreamless night".


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