The Unexamined Life
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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 f ....
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.... as well as of ourselves, enables us to have empathy and compassion for them.
And, allows us not to stand in judgment, which, in turn, allows us to live the
moral, noble lives that Socrates spoke of.
Another belief of Socrates that supports his view is the idea that evil
derives from ignorance and the failure to investigate or explore peoples
actions. I believe this to be true, also. This idea also supports his beliefs
on death. Socrates was not well liked because he explored ....
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