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to be afraid of death is only another form of thinking that one is wise when one is not; it is to think that one knows what one does not know. No one knows with regard to death whether it is not really the greatest blessing that can happen to a man; but people dread it as though they were certain that it is the greatest evil…

'You are mistaken, my friend, if you think that a man who is worth anything ought to spend his time weighing up the prospects of life and death. He has only one thing to consider in performing any action; that is, whether he is acting justly or unjustly, like a good man or a bad one.

Read Euthyphro for the first time. Understood nothing…

I wonder whether understanding Plato makes The Secret History clearer (as we know Henry’s devotes him). Particularly, may Euthyphro’s argument that murder is right, if it holds a reason, explain the dubious morality behind Henry’s actions?

99% of this book has been going through Wikipedia rabbit holes. Philosophy? Who cares? I swear I am almost an expert in Ancient Greece geography…