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Apology

Socrates

The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The claim treats reflection on one's beliefs, choices and purposes as essential to a worthwhile human life. Simply continuing to exist is presented as insufficient. It challenges the listener to examine how they live, rather than accept habit and inherited assumptions without questioning them.

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