Philosophy CPT: “The unexamined life is not worth living”
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The term “philosophy” means the love of wisdom, and those that study philosophy attempt to gain knowledge through rationality and reason. 1 Socrates, the father of ancient philosophy, once stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”. This is the most important part of life and it is need to find purpose and value in life. If a person chooses to live their life without examination, their life would lack value and they would be unhappy. They would also be ignorant to the effects of their choices on themselves and the people around them. Plato, a student of Socrates, in his book “The Republic” wrote an allegory known as “Plato's Cave”. In Plato's allegory humans are trapped within a dark cave where they can only catch glimpses of the world above through shadows on the wall.2 Plato is describing how the typical human is. They have little knowledge and what they think they know has very little basis in fact. He describes these people as prisoners, in his allegory, and they are only free when they gain knowledge of the world above the cave. A person who lives an unexamined life may seem content and believe they have the answers to what they need to know. Philosophical questions are irrelevant to them because they assume that they have already answered them. For example, the child of a religious family may follow the theistic view and conclude that the meaning of life is following God's commandments and teachings, despite never using reason to come to their own realization. If a person doesn't have a true, rational belief about the meaning of life, they will never be fully satisfied. Without this, a person will have no goals to strive towards and their life will be pointless. This described me before taking philosophy. I h... ... middle of paper ... ... than the present. According to Socrates “the unexamined life is not worth living”. The most important part of life is examining your choices and beliefs using rationality and determining if they are valid. If a person chooses not lead an unexamined life, they would find that their life lacks value and they would be unhappy. They would also lead an immoral life, as they would be ignorant to the effects their choices have on themselves and those around them. Works Cited Boeree, George. “The Allegory of the Cave”. Shippensburg University. Retrieved June 18th, 2011 from http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/platoscave.html Mautner, Thomas. “The Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy”. ISBN 0-14-051250-0. Vuletic, Mark. “What is Philosophy”. Vuletic: Philosophy, Science, and Skepticism. Retrieved June 17th, 2011 from http://www.vuletic.com/hume/ph/philosophy.html#f1
In this essay, the author
- Explains that philosophy is the love of wisdom, and those who study philosophy attempt to gain knowledge through rationality and reason. socrates, the father of ancient philosophy, once stated "the unexamined life is not worth living."
- Analyzes how plato, a student of socrates, wrote an allegory known as "plato's cave" in his book "the republic".
- Opines that a person who lives an unexamined life may seem content and believe they have the answers to what they need to know.
- Explains that philosophy is the love of wisdom, and those who study philosophy attempt to gain knowledge through rationality and reason. socrates, the father of ancient philosophy, once stated "the unexamined life is not worth living."
- Analyzes how plato, a student of socrates, wrote an allegory known as "plato's cave" in his book "the republic".
- Opines that a person who lives an unexamined life may seem content and believe they have the answers to what they need to know.
- Describes how they had never really thought about whether life had a meaning and if it did what that meaning would be. they had decided life was too short to spend time thinking about why we might be here.
- Explains that hedonism is a doctrine that states that pleasure is the only intrinsic good in humans and it is our moral obligation to strive to reduce pain and increase pleasure.
- Explains that robbers don't consider how their choices will affect those around them. a man who holds a store up may benefit from the money they make through theft, but the owner may go bankrupt and not be able to provide for his family.
- Explains that before taking philosophy, they made a conscious effort to think about how their choices would have an effect on others, but they didn't always follow the moral route.
- Explains socrates' view that an unexamined life is not worth living, stating that one must examine their choices and beliefs using rationality and determining if they are valid.
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- Analyzes plato's "allegory of the cave" as a metaphor to express ideas about knowledge and enlightenment.
- Analyzes how plato illustrates that the prisoners in the cave chamber have an open entrance to light and a long passage to demonstrate the process involved in acquiring knowledge that is near the truth.
- Analyzes plato's assertion that the innate nature of human beings is to accept what they see as the truth and not question it.
- Analyzes how plato demonstrates that ascending to the truth may not be easy or painless.
- Analyzes how plato emphasizes that the path to enlightenment will be continuous and not come all at once. the escaped prisoner will learn through steps.
911 wordsRead More - The Value Of Philosophy By Bertrand Russell Summaryanalytical essayBertrand Russell explains in his article that the value of philosophy is not in the definite answers, but in the questions and possibilities that it raises. He states that “The value of philosophy is, in fact, to be sought largely in its very uncertainty.” This can relate to the Milesians, the answers they came up with weren’t important, but the process used to get them. He says that the more we practice philosophy the more we begin to question everyday things in our life, and we come to find that the answers are only bigger questions. These questions lead to limitless possibilities, broadened horizons, and freedom from what we “know”. Russell hints that philosophy can help you see things in a different light, in a sense taking off the rose colored glasses and seeing the world for what it is.
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- Analyzes how bertrand russell explains that the value of philosophy is not in definite answers, but in the questions and possibilities that it raises.
- Explains the problem people have with philosophy is the lack of definite answers. this is not to say that philosophy has never produced any.
- Analyzes how russell disagrees with protagoras's theory that man is the measure of the things that exist.
- Analyzes how bertrand russell explains that the value of philosophy is not in definite answers, but in the questions and possibilities that it raises.
- Explains the problem people have with philosophy is the lack of definite answers. this is not to say that philosophy has never produced any.
- Analyzes how russell disagrees with protagoras's theory that man is the measure of the things that exist.
- Explains that the practical man is the same as the slave in plato's allegory of the cave.
- Analyzes socrates' philosophies that the unexamined life is not worth living, stating that if we want our lives to be meaningful and pleasant, we must study philosophy.
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