Medallada, Erika February 3, 2020

Grade 11- St. Vincent Ferrer Philosophy of a Human Person Chavez, Argol C.

"The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living"

By: Socrates

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. Hence Socrates’ renowned
statement “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Declaring that humans must scrutinize their
lives in order to live a fulfilled one isn’t agreeable to any extent.

Socrates’ statement does instigate discussion, but it doesn’t necessarily apply to everyone’s
way of life and what makes or doesn’t make their life worth living. The theory that all lives that
are unexamined don’t have a purpose and should not be lived is unreasonable and simply not
true. There is a lot more that contributes to a person’s happiness and well-being besides
“examining their lives”. Factors such as life experiences, being with family, things to be thankful
for, memories, and reaching success in life. Everything that makes one happy, and a happy life
should most definitely be lived whether its examined or not.

For me I do not believe that the examine life is nit worth living because. Socrates statement
“The unexamined life is not worth living”, is an exaggeration and is predominantly false but does
have a degree of truth to it. We must occasionally question ourselves and the world, as otherwise
we will act without reason, and be unable to distinguish between good or bad actions, and
without this way of thinking Socrates might argue we are no better off than animals. But with
this statement, Socrates promotes the idea that people who don’t examine their lives should not
live. Socrates seemed to overlook other factors that account to our happiness and give worth to
our lives. In disagreement with Socrates; We all must contemplate now and again but only to a
certain extent, as it can be disastrous to overthink and reconsider every aspect of our life.