Socrates and His Jurors

Socrates and His Jurors

Socrates had good reasoning to arrive at this question. Today people are more concerned with working, making money, and paying their bills. Many people’s lives have become monotonous and schematic due to the daily routine that never changes. Some people work hard to have their things. Still, other people work tirelessly to get fame and recognition but do not care about their interior, for being people of integrity, respect, and responsible with their family and friends.

Socrates also mentioned that a lack of knowledge and ignorance harms the soul. Every day people want to look for fewer and fewer answers and try to avoid delving into new topics because many other things are more important, such as social status, influences, and power. “A clear sign that a person has an unhealthy soul is her exclusive pursuit of social status, wealth, power, and pleasure instead of the good of the soul.” (Vaughn, L, pp8).

References

Vaughn, L. (2022). The philosophy here and now: Powerful ideas in everyday life. Oxford University Press.

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Read the assigned reading from the chapter. Then choose ONE of the questions below to answer. Answer the question you chose in a response that is a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs.

Socrates and His Jurors

Be sure to explain your answers and give reasons for your views. You should cite the textbook and use brief quotations and summaries from the textbook in your response. Do NOT use any other sources besides the textbook.

Socrates said to his jurors, “Are you not ashamed that, while you take care to acquire as much wealth as possible, with honor and glory as well, yet you take no care or thought for understanding truth, or for the best possible state of your soul?”  Do you agree with this attitude?   Why or why not?

TEXTBOOK Lewis Vaughn’s Philosophy Here and Now, 4th edition (p. 2),