September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint a portrait of Socrates
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Solitary Confinement and its Detrimental Effects Solitary confinement‚ a tortuous punishment dating back to 1829‚ is much alive and still in use in prisons around the world. Prisoners that are put into solitary confinement spend at least 23 hours in a small closet sized room with little to no contact with other human beings and no way to exercise their minds. In these poor conditions‚ prisoners find it easy to lose a grip on reality; they suffer from a wide range of things including‚ insomnia‚ distortion
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The poem’The Solitary Reaper’ was written by William Wordsworth in the Romantic Era. Most of William Wordsworth poems are filled with his passionate belief in the beuty and power of nature. He desribed nature not as something beautiful‚ but as an expression of the ’spirit’ and the ’music of humanity’. The poem describes one of Wordsworth’s early experiences in nature‚ that is a source of both joy and tranquility‚ as the lonely girl reaped corn in the Scottish field. ’The Solitary Reaper’ is a
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convicted for impiety to the gods and for corrupting the youth because he had taught the young adults to question‚ he was given the opportunity to propose his own penalty. He refused to give up his mission as the one calling Athens to the examined way of life. He refused to leave Athens‚ if the condition were to be that he had to give up teaching. He summed up his defense in the following way: If I say that I cannot hold my peace (by giving up my mission) because that would be to disobey the god
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world as more profound place and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. One of the most important things we learn is how to live life and love people. It also teaches us that each day should be lived to the fullest‚ regardless of the situation. Life is about overcoming challenges gaining wisdom and understanding‚ and living life fully‚ which is shown in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Tuesdays with Morrie‚ and “You’re Gonna Miss This.” On the first paragraph
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What is a Life Worth Living? Phil 2010: Introduction to Philosophy In the number of works that Plato crafted and put together chronicling his teacher’s life‚ views and opinions‚ one of the most famous and predominant statements made by Socrates is that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Appearing in Plato’s The Apology‚ the quote essentially summarizes how Socrates had walked out his entire life and the way he attempted to convince others to walk out theirs’. His pursuit of changing
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unexamined life is not worth living” Essay “An unexamined life is not worth living‚” said Socrates who questioned everything in his life. He always asked‚ “Why am I here and what is my purpose.” I would ask myself the same exact thing when I was younger because I always wondered what am I doing on earth and why me‚ what makes me do the things I do. The saying‚ “An unexamined life is not worth living” is very true in its words because living life on autopilot or having no purpose in life is having
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Living life titled as a disabled person is hard enough‚ and discriminating against the handicapped isn’t making their lives any better. Longmore‚ a specialist on early America speaks of the history of people with disabilities. They ’ve been discriminated by society in many ways for many years. The disabled suffers hardships that we non-disabled humans have never experienced. They should be treated with respect to help them make it through life easier. Based upon Longmore ’s studies on the history
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one blogger has tried to do just that‚ and is writing about it for the web Introducing "Living Plastic Free" Envirowoman is the blogger behind the site Living Plastic Free. She has completed two full years of living with the pledge to bring no new plastic into her life. Her total plastic garbage for 2008 amounts to a mere .42 kilograms‚ or just under 1 pound. While Envirowoman lives a lifestyle that may not appeal to you (she is a vegetarian who has been willing to give up her car to avoid
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unexamined life is not worth living‚" brings about many questions and possibilities about what life is and how it is valued. Not only is philosophy itself extremely subjective in nature‚ so are we the students of this subject. We all bring about our own beliefs and opinions to the table‚ each contributing to the meaning behind "the unexamined life is not worth living." This broad statement can be interpreted a variety of ways. In Socrates "Apology" we all understand that he is pleading for his life. Everyone
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