Philosophy CPT “The unexamined life is not worth living”...

The term â€Å"philosophy† means the love of wisdom, and those that study philosophy attempt to gain knowledge through rationality and reason. 1 Socrates, the father of ancient philosophy, once stated â€Å"the unexamined life is not worth living†. This is the most important part of life and it is need to find purpose and value in life. If a person chooses to live their life without examination, their life would lack value and they would be unhappy. They would also be ignorant to the effects of their choices on themselves and the people around them. Plato, a student of Socrates, in his book â€Å"The Republic† wrote an allegory known as â€Å"Platos Cave†. In Platos allegory humans are trapped within a dark cave where they can only catch glimpses of†¦show more content†¦I had decided that life was too short to spend time thinking about why we might be here, especially since we will never know the truth. Over the past semester, I have learned that it is important to think about these things. Even though I havent decided what I believe the meaning of life is, it is important that I have taken the first step and started to establish my positions. Another important thing to examine carefully are moral choices. If moral choices are not examined, people will choose only what benefits them in the short term and not follow hedonism. Hedonism is a doctrine that states that pleasure is the only intrinsic good in humans and it is our moral obligation to strive to reduce pain and increase pleasure in themselves and others. 3 A student who slacks off on their homework may benefit in the short term by having free time to do as they please, but are putting their long term interests at risk. The student has not thought about how their lack of effort will affect their grades and whether or not they will have enough marks to get into a university or college. In addition, the person will not consider how their choices will affect those around them. A man who holds a store up may benefit from the money they make through robbery, but doesnt consider how the loss will affect the owner. If the business is doing poorly, the owner may go bankrupt and not be able to provide