the unexamined life

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Philosophy

 

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Sybil N

 

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September 24, 2016

 

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University

 

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The sentence was death but Socrates had the option of suggesting an alternative punishment. He could have chosen life in prison or exile, and would likely have avoided death. But Socrates believed that these alternatives would rob him of the only thing that made life useful: Examining the world around him and discussing how to make the world a better place...
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Without his "examined life" there was no point in living. So he suggested that Athens reward him for his service to society. The result, of course, is that they had no alternative and were forced to vote for a punishment of death. Luckily, we don't have to choose between an examined life and death. But the sad thing is, most people avoid leading an examined life...
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