Plato’s Apology Essay
Life is defined as “the period between the birth and death of a living thing”. With that being said, everyone is in complete control of their own path to a life of value; unfortunately, as a result, there are those who blind themselves by the eagerness of self-ambition instead of doing good for humanity itself which takes part in living a good life. Socrates’ stated, “the unexamined life is not worth living” supporting his idea that one must reflect on their own life in hopes of gaining knowledge and seeking wisdom in order to be able to have lived a fulfilled life. If one does not merely take time to analyze their own actions to learn from their own mistakes in order to help improve themselves so that they can share that wisdom, they are …show more content…
Socrates states that, “God orders me to fulfil the philosopher’s mission of searching into myself and other men” (8) to explain to the Jury the importance of self-examination as well as the examination of others. Because Socrates lives an examined life, he refuses to refrain from his teachings of philosophy because he hopes to bring others to the realization that virtue comes from acknowledging the significance of improving the soul rather than trying to keep a reputation or wealth (9). If living a life of examination is seen as a way for corrupting the youth, Socrates would rather die over and over again before he would change the way he teaches. He will continue to examine and interrogate anyone who claims they care more about wisdom and truth than property to make sure they have virtues (9). Socrates believes this is the command of God which has brought the greatest good that has ever happened in the state due to the fact that Socrates has never given up on his teachings that “virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every good of man, public as well as private”
Life is defined as “the period between the birth and death of a living thing”. With that being said, everyone is in complete control of their own path to a life of value; unfortunately, as a result, there are those who blind themselves by the eagerness of self-ambition instead of doing good for humanity itself which takes part in living a good life. Socrates’ stated, “the unexamined life is not worth living” supporting his idea that one must reflect on their own life in hopes of gaining knowledge and seeking wisdom in order to be able to have lived a fulfilled life. If one does not merely take time to analyze their own actions to learn from their own mistakes in order to help improve themselves so that they can share that wisdom, they are …show more content…
Socrates states that, “God orders me to fulfil the philosopher’s mission of searching into myself and other men” (8) to explain to the Jury the importance of self-examination as well as the examination of others. Because Socrates lives an examined life, he refuses to refrain from his teachings of philosophy because he hopes to bring others to the realization that virtue comes from acknowledging the significance of improving the soul rather than trying to keep a reputation or wealth (9). If living a life of examination is seen as a way for corrupting the youth, Socrates would rather die over and over again before he would change the way he teaches. He will continue to examine and interrogate anyone who claims they care more about wisdom and truth than property to make sure they have virtues (9). Socrates believes this is the command of God which has brought the greatest good that has ever happened in the state due to the fact that Socrates has never given up on his teachings that “virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every good of man, public as well as private”