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Essay Galaxy - The Unexamined Life
The Unexamined Life
After reading Plato’s account of Socrates defense, the Apology, I was
completely blown away by the power of Socrates words and ideas. The reading
left me thinking about how I felt regarding what he had said about virtue,
truth and the quest for both. In class, we discussed Socrates search for
virtue and we touched on the topic of this paper: the reasons Socrates
believed that "the unexamined life is not worth living for man". It is my
opinion that he is correct in that view and in this paper I intend to show you
why.
Like many philosophers alive in his time, it was Socrates belief that
virtue could only be attained through examination. Only through exploration
can you really understand what virtue is, and begin to act virtuously.
Understanding, as well as sharing, this information was very important goal to
Socrates.
The significance of....
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