PHIL 1301 Lone Star College Philosophy Socrates Claim in The Apology Essay

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In an essay,respond to the following:

Explain and evaluate Socrates' claim in the Apology that "the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being," and briefly analyze and discuss the particular method he uses to discover the truth (i.e., dialectics or the Socratic Method). Do you agree that a human being cannot live a fully satisfying life if he or she remains ignorant, like the slavish prisoners in Plato's cave? Why or why not? 

Finally, in support of your argument, you are required refer to specific passages in the video (Alain de Botton's "Socrates on Self-Confidence---Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness," available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to the textbook readings, 

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

The link above will give you detailed information on how to cite your sources properly.

Socrates on Self-Confidence---Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

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Topic: Examined life is worth living
Paragraph one: Background informantion
Paragraph two: Meaning of “unexamined life”
Paragraph three: Meaning of “worth of life.”
Paragraph four: Socrates take on what is the truth
Paragraph five: My take on Socrates belief that human beings cannot live a satisfying life if they
are ignorant
Paragraph five: Conclusion.


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Examined Life is Worth Living
The Apology is an account by Plato that describes Socrates’ trial, where he was defending
himself against accusations of not recognizing Greeks gods. Also, Socrates was charged with an
additional account of crimes of managing to corrupt the minds of Athens’ youths as well as
inventing deities (24c). According to the Greeks’ laws, people who were found with these
“heinous” crimes were supposed to be hanged. Nonetheless, Socrates’ speech during his trial is
by no means any form of an apology going by contemporary world’s interpretation and
understanding.
Socrates argues that “the unexamined life is not worth living for ...


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