In 399 BC the respected Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock. The very famous Apology was written by one of Socrates students, Plato. It exemplifies Socrates’ overall philosophical thinking and wisdom. One prominent quote from this passage is, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” (Plato, trans. 1871). There is debate over what this means, but it is equally up to one’s own interpretation.
If you’re not truly in tune with yourself then there is no room for growth and this will keep your mind narrow. What this means is that if you are not willing to expand your mind and knowledge through being open minded you can never truly learn. Another very important aspect of this is accepting that you currently “know nothing”. This is something Socrates claims in The Apology when the audience clearly knows this cannot be. What he really means is that by accepting he does not know everything, or that he knows nothing, he might just be the wisest man of all. “Well, although I do not suppose that either of …show more content…
Living not as a character, but as yourself. Notice your surroundings. The sounds, not just as random vibrations that travel to your eardrum, but the frequencies that allow you to experience the soothing feeling of your mother’s voice. The sights you see, not just light reflecting off of objects and planes to your optic nerve, but the colors of leaves in the fall and blossoming flowers in the spring. You can learn so much from observation and truth. Determining which sights and sounds bring you joy, fear, and confusion can help build a sense of self through examination.
Socrates wants people to awaken from their naps. In you sleep you cannot even fully experience your surroundings. Often, people suffer dreams where they lose their senses entirely. Socrates fears that some people live their lives in a dream, forgetting to take advantage of their God given senses. Sense the truth, sense
If you’re not truly in tune with yourself then there is no room for growth and this will keep your mind narrow. What this means is that if you are not willing to expand your mind and knowledge through being open minded you can never truly learn. Another very important aspect of this is accepting that you currently “know nothing”. This is something Socrates claims in The Apology when the audience clearly knows this cannot be. What he really means is that by accepting he does not know everything, or that he knows nothing, he might just be the wisest man of all. “Well, although I do not suppose that either of …show more content…
Living not as a character, but as yourself. Notice your surroundings. The sounds, not just as random vibrations that travel to your eardrum, but the frequencies that allow you to experience the soothing feeling of your mother’s voice. The sights you see, not just light reflecting off of objects and planes to your optic nerve, but the colors of leaves in the fall and blossoming flowers in the spring. You can learn so much from observation and truth. Determining which sights and sounds bring you joy, fear, and confusion can help build a sense of self through examination.
Socrates wants people to awaken from their naps. In you sleep you cannot even fully experience your surroundings. Often, people suffer dreams where they lose their senses entirely. Socrates fears that some people live their lives in a dream, forgetting to take advantage of their God given senses. Sense the truth, sense