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Chapter 3: Plato's Apology of Socrates 7. Socrates is famous for saying that "an unexamined life is not worth living for a human being." What does he mean by this? What's so valuable about examining one's life? 8. When Socrates is suggesting that his "penalty" be free meals in the Prytaneum, he compares himself to the victor in an Olympic race. He says that while victory brings the Athenians only the appearance of success, Socrates brings the reality of success. What service does Socrates think he is doing for the Athenians that cannot be matched by the winner of an Olympic race? How does examining the citizens of Athens bring them true success? .Socrates thinks that the person who is aware of his ignorance is wiser than the person who thinks he knows something when he doesn't ut if neither person knows anything, how can one be wiser than the other? What kind of wisdom could Socrates be referring to here NO LATE DB POSTS ACCEPTEDExplanation / Answer
Socrates was trying to prove that only when we accept that we don’t know anything, we become wise and we will get ready for learning but when we say that we know everything, we become ignorant. Wise people never try to prove they are wise but ignorant people will always try to prove that they are ignorant by keep arguing. Today, in English speaking countries, there is a lexical filler that’s used, ‘I know’. Socrates says that this ‘I know’ mindset is not assertive but ignorant because we won’t be listening to other people effectively if we keep saying, ‘I know’. If one wants to be wise, they will have a thirst to know and understand rather than talking and trying to make other people understand all the time. Knowing that someone doesn’t know anything is the first step in the journey of becoming wise.
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