Because even though he might receive treasures and rewards from the gods after death, not everyone will receive the same gift; it all depends on their actions from their moral life. People who have not sought for any salvation or repentance from their gods will not look forward to judgment day, seeing death as a bad ending in their life. In conclusion, Socrates cannot determine whether death is a good thing since everyone has different lives. In Phaedo, even though he made death sound like it was a good thing, he was indicating how a philosopher should look at death; not generally as a person. Personally, it all depends on their past actions and beliefs that can determine if death can be a good or bad thing to a
Because even though he might receive treasures and rewards from the gods after death, not everyone will receive the same gift; it all depends on their actions from their moral life. People who have not sought for any salvation or repentance from their gods will not look forward to judgment day, seeing death as a bad ending in their life. In conclusion, Socrates cannot determine whether death is a good thing since everyone has different lives. In Phaedo, even though he made death sound like it was a good thing, he was indicating how a philosopher should look at death; not generally as a person. Personally, it all depends on their past actions and beliefs that can determine if death can be a good or bad thing to a