
The Examined Life
In Our Time: Philosophy
The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living
Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. What do you think he means by that great sentence? Who examines? Is this only for a leisured class? Does it apply to the slaves at the time, or metaphorically, the slaves? How many people can do that? Antony: It doesn't matter so much whether your happy doing it or unhappy doing it. More important than that is that you are directing your own how many julia berginia,. The idea of being an autonomous and thoughtful individual who makes choices that you've reflected on seems to him to be a tremendously important value.
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