In Philosophy this far‚ we’ve covered many topics. In highlighting Philosophy‚ Wisdom‚ and the quote‚ “ The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living”‚ I will express the knowledge and insight I’ve taken away from Unit 1. This embodies one of the many examples of the concepts I will explain: “Too often‚ we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of the thought” (JFK). Philosophy is the rational analysis of the truths and principles of being‚ knowledge‚ or conduct; the pursuit of happiness
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A Life Worth Living After being sentenced to death for his controversial views and teachings of politics and religion to the youth of Ancient Athens‚ the historical philosopher Socrates was given an ultimatum to spend the remainder of his in exile. To this‚ Socrates stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”. [i] Like the subjective nature of philosophy itself‚ this quote from one of the most famous philosophers of all time can come in an array of interpretations. What Socrates
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Socrates examines his life in Plato’s The Apology and whether or not it is worth living if he cannot do what he believes is his life mission‚ practicing philosophy. Now‚ is an unexamined life worth living‚ a bad life‚ or can we buy the good life with our money‚ and our power? Socrates explains what a virtuous life entails in comparison to a non- virtuous life and are both lives ok to have‚ or in the end is the virtuous life that Socrates talks about the only way to life with no regret when faced
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with life; why things were; what they were; and how things were. Socrates had many (philosophical) teachers throughout his youth‚ although it is said that he was not satisfied with many of them and this is how he had come about to create his own unique methods for the search of knowledge. Socrates once said “The unexamined life is not worth living”. This quote‚ from the son of a sculptor‚ and his profound thoughts‚ is one of many that modern-day philosophy is based on. He lived his life on the
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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
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Garcia1 Life is Life “Life is simple‚ it’s just not easy.” -anonymous Everyone will face obstacles and triumphs that may differ but are similar in many ways. Even so finding the value in our lives will make life worth living. The value of life should not be based on monetary value because it defies the rights of equality. Hamlet’s soliloquy offers an emotional‚ metaphor-laden glimpse into the thinking of a young man contemplating suicide. “To be‚ or not to be-that is the question” is what Hamlet
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In addition to Shakespeare illustrating Hamlet’s journey of revenge‚ he also portrays the idea of worth. After attending his father’s funeral and hearing the celebration over the crowning of his Uncle and new marriage of his mother‚ Hamlet is confused throughout the play. In fact‚ this sequences of events was so abrupt that it disturbed Hamlet and rose awareness from the people around him‚ especially his mother and Claudius. Afraid that Hamlet might be catching onto him‚ Claudius sends Rosencrantz
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Unexamined Life Not Worth Living? As one of the most influential philosophers‚ Socrates was known as a man who believed in “striving to make oneself as good a person as possible”1. Many of his teachings revolved around his idea that “an unexamined life is no life for a human being to live”2. As a student of philosophy‚ I believe in this way of life due to the following considerations. The central point of Socrates’ proposal is that in order to be human‚ one must actively examine life. People must
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government. In the court of law‚ he was sentenced to death‚ and his last speech included the words:" The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living." So what
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Life is full of problems. The more you solve them‚ the more new ones come up. And you can sweep problems under the carpet or run away from them. Wherever you go‚ sooner or later there will be problems for you to solve. Since this is a fact of life‚ you may as well develop some skills on how to handle problems in life. Here are some insights on how to deal with problems in life so that you may achieve success and happiness. One of the best ways to handle problems is to have the right attitude
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