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 is
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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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“The unexamined Life is not worth living” Socrates was considered by many to be the wisest man in ancient Greece. While he was eventually condemned for his wisdom‚ his spoken words are still listened to and followed today. When‚ during his trial‚ Socrates stated that‚ "the unexamined life is not worth living" (Plato 45)‚ people began to question his theory. They began to wonder what Socrates meant with his statement‚ why he would feel that a life would not be worth living. To them‚ life was
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Examined life Adrian Eames 951105878 Section leader: Elizabeth Grosz The Trial and Death of Socrates takes place during a time in Socrates life where he becomes most reflective. During these final moments of Socrates life a theme arises‚ that of the unexamined life. Socrates claims that “the unexamined life is not worth living” (Apology 38a). Profound as the statement may seem it creates many questions; what is the unexamined life? And why is the idea of an examined life so dear to Socrates? It ’s
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Page one Cherish life for what it is worth It was a beautiful summer day in August‚ slightly warm but had hence of rain in the air. The day seemed to be a ordinary day like any other‚ and it started out as such. My late husband and I were reorganizing our garage in our new house we recently had purchased a month earlier. I felt this was the start of a new life for us; one that I could finally be proud of. In the earlier years of our relationship we had fought a lot and his cheating
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Socrates believed that the purpose of human life was personal and spiritual growth. We can’t develop toward more prominent comprehension of our actual nature unless we take an ideal opportunity to analyze and reflect upon our life. . The importance of the quote is good for nothing because the significance of the word unexamined is ambiguous. I most definitely agree with Socrates that unexamined life is not worth living for. The case is that lone in endeavoring to come to know ourselves and to comprehend
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Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers of all time who questioned many individuals about their beliefs on ideas and thoughts that they take for granted by feeling that they know knowledge on a particular subject but utterly find out that they obtain no knowledge or wisdom on that subject that they felt so strongly about‚ which in turn‚ ended up being embarrassing to that individual. However Socrates feels that if he did not live and examined his life would have been pointless because he would
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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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What is the Good life? How does one achieve the good life? Is the good life attainable for all people? These questions were all juggled by Socrates in Ancient Greece between 300-400 BCE. Socrates was known for being a great speaker and being able to get his point across to those who listened. Socrates’ knowledge formed the basis for the start of his prodigy Plato‚ who went on to be a famous philosopher of his own right. In The Apology‚ Socrates’ idea of the Good Life is detailed through The Socratic
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Socrates statement‚ “the unexamined life is not worth living”(Plato‚ Apology Part 38) emphasizes the importance Socrates placed on self-awareness and seeking knowledge. Only by doing this are we are able to understand the difference between right and wrong‚ have true purpose and direction in our life‚ and live “The Good Life.” Socrates refused not to live his life in pursuit of truth (philosophy) even if it meant death as the penalty. He would rather die than be forced to stop seeking knowledge.
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