The Wisest Max Eastman Analysis

The wisest one written by Max Eastman describes the life of Socrates a wise Greek philosopher; Eastman relate Socrates philosophies, lifestyle, his routine, how he influenced young people, his urge of getting in arguments, and his last night. He compares Socrates with Jesus, how Socrates went to the streets preaching logic and Jesus preaching love, “ like Jesus, without ever writing down a word, he exercised an influence over the minds of men that a library of books could not surpass”.

Socrates was a funny-looking man, he was poor and he preferred to talk. He lived in Athens, he wonderer in the shops, temples, streets corners, any place where he could pick up an argument. People knew of his brave behavior in the Battle of Delium in Peloponnesian

Young people loved Socrates, “the invitation to think for themselves drew them to him, and parents feared the new and revolutionary doctrines that the might learn. He was judge by 501 citizens and condemn to death by a margin of 60, he could have exercised his legal privilege of proposing for a lower sentence and called for a vote on that, he instead insisted on being rational. Socrates spent his last night discussing philosophy with his young friends and pupils; the subject was life after death, he kept his mind open during the discussion and did no let his emotions influence his mind and thinking. Then hours before he drink the cup of poison his friends prepared themselves for the death of Socrates, soon after he drank the hemlock and minutes later he close his eyes. The narrative of Eastman concludes in the death of Socrates, friends surrounded him and even in his last hours he was the same, arguing and inspiring young people to thong for themselves, getting people to discuss and explore topic. The author also remarks that “the teaching of Socrates might not have impressed the world so deeply had he not died a