The Apology, and Crito, by Plato

I’m including both The Apology and Crito as one review because they follow the same events and I finished them on the same day, but I have yet to finish Phaedo. I do really love these writings. It’s not the first time I’ve read them but it’s always nice to revisit. In an age like ours, it’s quite striking to see someone with a dedication to virtue and reason instead of the passions of the body. Socrates, whether he was real or not, demonstrates that a man with values should hold onto them even to the very end. And it’s obviously easier said than done, but there’s something moving about hearing of Socrates speak his own testimony for the cause behind his actions. Another aspect I love is his willingness to obey God’s commands, if his time has come then he embraces it with a happiness, for he knows he has acted within his own virtues. He lives with a love of fate.

This isn’t something that only philosophers should read, I definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone. They’re not very long or hard to understand, so give it a shot.