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Plato, friend and pupil of Socrates, records the speech Socrates gave in his own defense at his trial. Its central argument is that neither death nor a death sentence is an evil: death is either a peaceful rest or a passage to another life, and nobody knows enough about it to fear it.
Mehdi Kajbaf, co-founder of Matboard and More, said it was probably the best focus among what he was reading at that time, describing Socrates as widely seen as the father of philosophy and a man who irritated many by challenging their views and urging them toward truth.
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Mehdi Kajbaf (Co-Founder/Matboard and More)
It’s difficult for me to separate all the different things I was reading and learning about at that time but I think Socrates Apology is probably the best place to focus. If you aren’t familiar with Socrates, he’s considered by most to be the father of Philosophy (which means love of wisdom). He annoyed a lot of people though because he constantly challenged their world views and encouraged them to seek truth and wisdom. He questioned everything, and eventually created too much of a stir so he was sentenced to death. In the Apology he gives a powerful speech and defense which ultimately falls short.
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