Donald Robertson

you know I've had years and years to get used to the idea of dying so you know it doesn't really frighten me anymore some elderly people are terrified of dying but others are surprisingly resigned to it Socrates again 71 72 facing his trial he's an older guy living in a society where there's not a lot of medicine you know I think he's the sort of dude that was perfectly resilient.

you know I've had years and years to get used to the idea of dying so you know it doesn't really frighten me anymore some elderly people are terrified of dying but others are surprisingly resigned to it Socrates again 71 72 facing his trial he's an older guy living in a society where there's not a lot of medicine you know I think he's the sort of dude that was perfectly resilient.

you know I've had years and years to get used to the idea of dying so you know it doesn't really frighten me anymore some elderly people are terrified of dying but others are surprisingly resigned to it Socrates again 71 72 facing his trial he's an older guy living in a society where there's not a lot of medicine you know I think he's the sort of dude that was perfectly resilient.

He'd lived through many dangerous... It's hard to imagine how many brushes with death Socrates had had, right? I mean, they tried to execute him, I think, about three or four times altogether under different political regimes. He was involved in battles where thousands of people were killed around him. And he lived through a plague that killed tens of thousands of people in Athens.

He'd lived through many dangerous... It's hard to imagine how many brushes with death Socrates had had, right? I mean, they tried to execute him, I think, about three or four times altogether under different political regimes. He was involved in battles where thousands of people were killed around him. And he lived through a plague that killed tens of thousands of people in Athens.

He'd lived through many dangerous... It's hard to imagine how many brushes with death Socrates had had, right? I mean, they tried to execute him, I think, about three or four times altogether under different political regimes. He was involved in battles where thousands of people were killed around him. And he lived through a plague that killed tens of thousands of people in Athens.

So he was a guy who was well accustomed to the fragility of his own existence. I mean, we live a very, very, very sheltered existence by comparison to that. But it's interesting that Epictetus goes straight for that example. He has Plato's Apology in mind. He's like, you want to know what it means to realize that it's your opinions that shape your fear.

So he was a guy who was well accustomed to the fragility of his own existence. I mean, we live a very, very, very sheltered existence by comparison to that. But it's interesting that Epictetus goes straight for that example. He has Plato's Apology in mind. He's like, you want to know what it means to realize that it's your opinions that shape your fear.

So he was a guy who was well accustomed to the fragility of his own existence. I mean, we live a very, very, very sheltered existence by comparison to that. But it's interesting that Epictetus goes straight for that example. He has Plato's Apology in mind. He's like, you want to know what it means to realize that it's your opinions that shape your fear.

Look at the example of Socrates and how he was unafraid even of being executed in court. And that was the cardinal example to young philosophers in the ancient world.

Look at the example of Socrates and how he was unafraid even of being executed in court. And that was the cardinal example to young philosophers in the ancient world.

Look at the example of Socrates and how he was unafraid even of being executed in court. And that was the cardinal example to young philosophers in the ancient world.

In the Crito, which is one of the dialogues that takes place when he's in prison, he's in prison for about a month awaiting execution. And his friends say, listen, we could just bribe the guards really easy and get you out of here and stuff. He talks about this fact that it would make him ridiculous in his own eyes if he now behaved inconsistently with his values.

In the Crito, which is one of the dialogues that takes place when he's in prison, he's in prison for about a month awaiting execution. And his friends say, listen, we could just bribe the guards really easy and get you out of here and stuff. He talks about this fact that it would make him ridiculous in his own eyes if he now behaved inconsistently with his values.

In the Crito, which is one of the dialogues that takes place when he's in prison, he's in prison for about a month awaiting execution. And his friends say, listen, we could just bribe the guards really easy and get you out of here and stuff. He talks about this fact that it would make him ridiculous in his own eyes if he now behaved inconsistently with his values.

you know, and that seems more, I mean, allegedly in the Fido, which is the last dialogue chronologically when Socrates drinks the actual hemlock, they bring the poison to him and his friend, Crito, like his childhood friend who grew up in the same suburb of Athens as him, Crito says to him, Some people don't drink the poison straight away.

you know, and that seems more, I mean, allegedly in the Fido, which is the last dialogue chronologically when Socrates drinks the actual hemlock, they bring the poison to him and his friend, Crito, like his childhood friend who grew up in the same suburb of Athens as him, Crito says to him, Some people don't drink the poison straight away.

you know, and that seems more, I mean, allegedly in the Fido, which is the last dialogue chronologically when Socrates drinks the actual hemlock, they bring the poison to him and his friend, Crito, like his childhood friend who grew up in the same suburb of Athens as him, Crito says to him, Some people don't drink the poison straight away.

I mean, I think you're actually allowed to have a final meal. He had lots of friends around him when he was being executed, if you can imagine that. That was the norm in Athenian society. Yeah, it was like a party. I suppose there were about 10 or 20 people. So they come and visit him every day in the prison. Weird kind of scenario. But they all gathered round and his family came.

I mean, I think you're actually allowed to have a final meal. He had lots of friends around him when he was being executed, if you can imagine that. That was the norm in Athenian society. Yeah, it was like a party. I suppose there were about 10 or 20 people. So they come and visit him every day in the prison. Weird kind of scenario. But they all gathered round and his family came.