Explain and evaluate Socrates’ claim in the Apology that “the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being,”
Explain and evaluate Socrates’ claim in the Apology that “the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being,”
Unit 1 Applied Philosophy Paper
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I CANNOT ACCEPT Pages FILES. Be sure to check the Course Calendar for the due date. This assignment is worth 100 points. NOTE: in order to earn full points the student must fully address ALL of the assignment requirements stated below. In a short essay of at least 750 words, please respond to the following: Explain and evaluate Socrates’ claim in the Apology that ‘the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.’ and briefly analyze and discuss the particular method he uses to discover the truth (i.e., dialectics or the Socratic Method), using at least two examples from Plato’s Euthyphin and/or Apology. Do you agree that a human being cannot live a fully satisfying life fl he or she remains ignorant, like the slavish prisoners in Plato’s cave? Why or why not? Finally, in support of your argument, please refer to specific passages in the video (Alain de Button’s “Socrates on Self-Confidence—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness,” available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to the textbook reading, and your own life experiences and observations. DO NOT USE SECONDARY SOURCES OTHER THAN THE VIDEO.
Socrates on Self-Confidence—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness
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Answer preview explain and evaluate Socrates’ claim in the Apology that “the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being,”
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