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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Therefore‚ Socrates‚ with his undoubtfully strong beliefs in the society with distinct moral values‚ was in no favor with a new 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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Why does Socrates think that the unexamined life is not worth living? Does he have a good defense of his philosophical life? As the wisest man in all of ancient Greece‚ Socrates believed that the purpose of life was both personal and spiritual growth. He establishes this conviction in what is arguably his most renowned statement: "The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates makes it quite evident through the severity of the language in this claim‚ the extent to which he will live
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------------------------------------------------- What makes life worth living? ------------------------------------------------- At the point of hearing this‚ numerous started popping in my head! I live because of a lot of things. At first‚ I couldn’t quite get my thoughts together. So‚ I did some research. I must tell you that these words - “growing‚ creating‚ helping‚ realizing‚ playing and relating” are not my own‚ but from my research. Although that is the case‚ it fits perfectly for me
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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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One could argue that Socrates examined life‚ and yet what does that mean? From my understanding of the Apology‚ Socrates did not just live the life of the ordinary Greek he questioned life. What did he mean by “the unexamined life is not worth living?” I believe he meant that we must question everything around us. That the answer “things have always been this way” wasn’t a good enough answer. If we look at Sparta‚ they lived their lives as dictated by the government. There was no “I” in Sparta‚ Sparta
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Value of the Unexamined Life: “Is the examined life worth living? According to Socrates‚ it is not. Socrates does not consider any counterarguments in his famous claim in the Apology. In this paper‚ defend or criticize the claim that the unexamined life is not worth living via philosophical argument.” This course seeks to bring forth concepts that have been suggested historically as methodical answers to the ultimate human question: what is the purpose of an individual’s life and how must
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Kyle Stevens Dr. Dunne English 1102 9 February 2014 Reading Response In Mark Kingwell’s argumentative essay “Education‚ Democracy‚ and the Life Worth Living” (2012)‚ Kingwell argues that people should not assume how well someone is educated based on how much money he/she earns. Kingwell’s purpose is to express his opinion towards education in order to convince the reader that education should not be about currency‚ but rather about making an individual more intelligent and better equipped
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questions come up during the course of life‚ some harder to answer than others. What about the bigger picture? Why are we here? and what are we supposed to do with this lifetime? Many people have tried to answer this question and have ended up with different opinions. Philosophers have spent centuries pondering the meaning of humans’ existence. Some believe that we are here to learn‚ others believe we’re here just to experience‚ and some believe that we are just living according to an underlying law. Each
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