Socrates 'Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living'
“Why the Unexamined Life is Not Worth living”
By Marlon Dominique B. Custodio
I.ANALYSIS
A. Conceptual Analysis
----- “Unexamined life is not worth living” is uttered by Socrates before his death for choosing to stand for himself than to be cajoled by someone else. He persuades his fellow men to question everything and convince them not to easily drown in a truth without examining it. Despite his efforts, the freewill he has leaded him to his end. He claims to be human or alive, must one examine his life. But how do we know we live on an examined life or not? Socrates live on the contention humans are rational and independent among the living organisms in the universe. In this sense, it is inferred that human must be conscious to examine …show more content…
ARGUMENT
A. Reason 1: Critical examination get us out of our prejudices
1. Explanation: Critical examination is an essential ingredient to find the good in life. Beliefs, opinions, or prejudices are proven its validity unless we have a great understanding of it. We need to find adequate evidences to support these claims. We must put our perspective into scrutiny before accepting one’s truth. Don’t ever accept a truth unless evidences are clearly defined.
2. Justification: For Socrates, it is important to ask questions than to get the answers because it is the only way we are motivated to seek the answers. People remain complacent on their own prejudices and might prone to error. When we scrutinize our views, we understand the reason behind it. What are the motivations why we do it? By examining or questioning ourselves, we start to see the bigger picture. Our curiosity starts to grumble to search for answers. Having the ability to analyze your beliefs, we may realize that no one has the absolute grasp of their own belief, no one is absolutely …show more content…
Criticism: Scrutinizing our beliefs make us more to act on reason than emotion. We balance out the probable errors caused by the claims we make. We begin to debunk assumptions that are not properly reasoned. No sufficient evidences to support the claims. A barrage of questions leads me to uncertainty: Does my beliefs is properly guided? Is there sufficient evidence will support the claim? Or I’m just complacent by the rules society? Following the rules on what to think, what to believe will enslave us to be passive thinkers.
4. Stance: If we are not aware prejudices, the tendency would be we make the same mistakes all over again. We will always arrive at the same errors. Critical thinking is also a reflective process. It allows us to introspect our actions, thoughts, feelings and faults. If we finally aware of them, we can avoid the mistakes to occur. We can prevent our failures turn into disasters. One can improve himself by examining his actions to be better.
B. Reason 2: Thinking critically help us to know ourselves and
By Marlon Dominique B. Custodio
I.ANALYSIS
A. Conceptual Analysis
----- “Unexamined life is not worth living” is uttered by Socrates before his death for choosing to stand for himself than to be cajoled by someone else. He persuades his fellow men to question everything and convince them not to easily drown in a truth without examining it. Despite his efforts, the freewill he has leaded him to his end. He claims to be human or alive, must one examine his life. But how do we know we live on an examined life or not? Socrates live on the contention humans are rational and independent among the living organisms in the universe. In this sense, it is inferred that human must be conscious to examine …show more content…
ARGUMENT
A. Reason 1: Critical examination get us out of our prejudices
1. Explanation: Critical examination is an essential ingredient to find the good in life. Beliefs, opinions, or prejudices are proven its validity unless we have a great understanding of it. We need to find adequate evidences to support these claims. We must put our perspective into scrutiny before accepting one’s truth. Don’t ever accept a truth unless evidences are clearly defined.
2. Justification: For Socrates, it is important to ask questions than to get the answers because it is the only way we are motivated to seek the answers. People remain complacent on their own prejudices and might prone to error. When we scrutinize our views, we understand the reason behind it. What are the motivations why we do it? By examining or questioning ourselves, we start to see the bigger picture. Our curiosity starts to grumble to search for answers. Having the ability to analyze your beliefs, we may realize that no one has the absolute grasp of their own belief, no one is absolutely …show more content…
Criticism: Scrutinizing our beliefs make us more to act on reason than emotion. We balance out the probable errors caused by the claims we make. We begin to debunk assumptions that are not properly reasoned. No sufficient evidences to support the claims. A barrage of questions leads me to uncertainty: Does my beliefs is properly guided? Is there sufficient evidence will support the claim? Or I’m just complacent by the rules society? Following the rules on what to think, what to believe will enslave us to be passive thinkers.
4. Stance: If we are not aware prejudices, the tendency would be we make the same mistakes all over again. We will always arrive at the same errors. Critical thinking is also a reflective process. It allows us to introspect our actions, thoughts, feelings and faults. If we finally aware of them, we can avoid the mistakes to occur. We can prevent our failures turn into disasters. One can improve himself by examining his actions to be better.
B. Reason 2: Thinking critically help us to know ourselves and