ABSTRACT
The death of Socrates as described by Plato often appeals to the author more strongly than the death of Jesus. It seems to be that one must first have the Christian point of view in mind in order to be able to say that what Jesus did during the crucifixion was greater and nobler than what Socrates did at his death. The author have greater admiration and love for Jesus if he were a man than if he were the Son of God. It would not be remarkable at all for the Son of God to act as Jesus did act. But it was and will always be remarkable that a man should have acted as Jesus did. English and emphasis are Hu's own. Hu Shi, a native of Anhui, was born in Shanghai. He was a leading Chinese scholar from the 1920's on.
