WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“An unexamined life is not worth living” means
A
you should think about your actions and decisions in life to give it more meaning
B
you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose
C
be careful what you wish for
D
you should constantly be alert to your surroundings
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Socrates believed that living a life where you live under the rules of others, in a continuous routine without examining what you actually want out of it is not worth living. This illustration of a lifestyle is what Socrates would describe an unexamined life.

Detailed explanation-2: -[38a] and if again I say that to talk every day about virtue and the other things about which you hear me talking and examining myself and others is the greatest good to man, and that the unexamined life is not worth living, you will believe me still less.

Detailed explanation-3: -Socrates famously said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Both psychoanalysts and philosophers are committed to examining and giving meaning to human experiences. By keeping a sense of wonder alive we are all engaged in thinking about how we might live and what makes life worth living.

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