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1、1UNIT1ApologyofsocratesLetusreflectandweshallseethatthereisgreatreasontohopethatdeathisagood,foroneoftwothings--eitherdeathisastateofnothingnessandutterunconsciousness,or,asmensay,thereisachangeandmigrationofthesoulfromthisworldtoanother.Nowifyousupposethatthereisnoconsciousness,butasleeplikethe
2、sleepofhimwhoisundisturbedevenbythesightofdreams,deathwillbeanunspeakablegain.Forifapersonweretoselectthenightinwhichhissleepwasundisturbedevenbydreams,andweretocomparewiththistheotherdaysandnightsofhislife,andthenweretotellushowmanydaysandnightshehadpassedinthecourseofhislifebetterandmorepleasa
3、ntlythanthisone,Ithinkthatanyman,Iwillnotsayaprivateman,buteventhegreatking,willnotfindmanysuchdaysornights,whencomparedwiththeothers.Nowifdeathislikethis,Isaythattodieisgain;foreternityisthenonlyasinglenight.Butifdeathisthejourneytoanotherplace,andthere,asmensay,allthedeadare,whatgood,myfriends
4、andjudges,canbegreaterthanthis?Ifindeedwhenthepilgrimarrivesintheworldbelow,heisdeliveredfromtheprofessorsofjusticeinthisworld,andfindsthetruejudgeswhoaresaidtogivejudgmentthere,MinosandRhadamanthusandAeacusandTriptolemus,andothersonsofGodwhowererighteousintheirownlife,thatpilgrimagewillbeworthm
5、aking.WhatwouldnotamangiveifhemightconversewithOrpheusandMusaeusandHesiodandHomer?Nay,ifthisbetrue,letmedieagainandagain.I,myself,too,shallhaveawonderfulinterestinaplacewhereIcanconversewithPalamedes,andAjaxthesonofTelamon,andotherheroesofold,whohavesuffereddeaththroughanunjustjudgment;andtherew
6、illbenosmallpleasure,asIthink,incomparingmyownsufferingswiththeirs.Aboveall,Ishallbeabletocontinuemysearchintotrueandfalseknowledge;asinthisworld,soalsointhat;Ishallfindoutwhoiswise,andwhopretendstobewise,andisnot.Whatwouldnotamangive,myjudges,tobeabletoexaminetheleaderofthegreatTrojanexpedition
7、;orOdysseusorSisyphus,ornumberlessothers,menandwomentoo!Whatinfinitedelightwouldtherebeinconversingwiththemandaskingthemquestions!Forinthatworld2theydonotputamantodeathforthis;certainlynot.Forbesidesbeinghappierinthatworldth
