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Socrates was very critical of Athenian society, of the materialism and complete ignorance of potential. In my opinion, he saw all the politics and ways of Athenian life as life half lived; humans were not being what they might be, they were all busy with small goals and small plans. This half-being is the way of life, it is endemic in all people, or so he saw. People were not living up to what they imght be, thus they were not up to their full spiritual health. They were sick, incomplete, and Death was the only doctor for such. To live and be part of life is to be corrupted by purposes and actions which detract from what we might be, and he knew that applied to himself as well, although he tried most of his life to live beyond such things. He couldn't get beyond the tribulations of life, however, and knew it, even though he saw what was missing and tried to achieve it. In the end, death was the only cure for it.

Socrates is no physician because he preaches death, or at least resignation.

Resignation contrary to will to power, will to power is will to life, thus preaching resignation is preaching death.

Read Thus Spoke Zarathrusra, chapter 9, "On the Preachers of Death"