asoning reflected upon our society because we, too, are taught that knowledge can be varied and challenged. Understanding, as well as sharing, this information was very important goal to Socrates, as seen in this quote:A man could not be truly virtuous unless he knew what virtue was, and the only way he might be able to get this knowledge was by examining accounts of the particular virtues. That is why Socrates went around questioning people and arguing with them. (p. 24) Socrates claimed that "The unexamined life is not worth living." His interrogations on society allow us to fully understand our own existence. He wants the people to not fear what is unknown and to promote the questioning of beliefs. We must comprehend who are where we come from because this is the primary purpose of life and if we do not explore human behavior, we will never understand human nature:The unexamined life, as he famously said in his defense-speech, is not worth living, and this is not a fate to which he meant to condemn all but a chosen few. Anybody could examine his own life and ideas and thus lead a worthwhile existence. (p.25)However, all Socrates ever accomplished was questioning and probing the democratic beliefs of his day. Socrates built nothing, wrote nothing; instead he strove to destroy the legitimacy of free men ruling themselves, as opposed to concepts of authoritarian rule, and thus was never more than a moral vandal to the social order of fifth century Athens. People began to question his beliefs, religion and morals. His technique was shown to be effective but unreliable because he had no way of validating his thoughts. Socrates had caught the attention of young adults but was frustrating his superiors. His persistence was controversial because he lacked evidence to prove his ideologies, which might have led him to be the wisest, most intuitive philosopher, but instead, caused him to die. His exploration and constant embarrassment to the "w...
