Phaedo by Plato
This play is written about Socrates since we all know that Plato was Socrates student. Socrates begin by unraveling the idea of life and death. He begins by discussing the best way to live life itself. The first idea is that we should think and reason for ourselves, which could be quite difficult especially in this age. Our environment does have an influence on our morals and beliefs. He proposes that people do not give into those pleasures like for example technology and books but rather challenge them. Those pleasures tie us to the earth therefore the soul cannot leave earth when is time. The idea that Socrates proposes is something that I have always tried to do for myself. Since we live in a world where technology is everywhere, it can be used to guide you but not to think for you. Socrates believed that souls exist and that after death the soul goes to Hades, the greek god of the underworld. In the example that he brings in this dialogue he proves that the soul exi