An essay defending the statement "the unexamined life is not worth living"...?

Question

the instructions for the introduction are...include a brief introduction that leads the reader toward the thesis. My thesis is at the end but i'm wonder if i skip too much at the end?

"Plato, a disciple and student of Socrates, wrote dialogues to try and paint a picture of Socrates’ philosophical views. Everything we know about Socrates beliefs is second-hand. Socrates explored every aspect in life and encouraged his students to do the same. Although Socrates’ students stood firmly by his side many disliked his influence on his students. In the Allegory of the Cave, Socrates challenges us to think deeper then many of us ever have. We have to imagine something that seems impossible, a dark cave filled with prisoners who have never seen anything but shadows, and use it as our basis to decide if those prisoners lives are worth living. If one does not question the world around him, then he is not experiencing life to its full potential. "

Answer 1

Hi since the second one came from my answer to a different question you asked i like the second one (hint: it would nice if you picked me for BA on that one) LOL -- honestly, due to your writing style the first one flows better in your writing. I think, however, you're missing the point of the allegory. By going outside of the cave we see the light of the world, that is reason. Try: "Socrates method was to use reason to attempt to rise above mere opinion because only a life lead by reason was an examined life and only an examined life was worth living." Socrates was always trying to rise above mere opinion so to call his outlook or method an opinion is to deny his method before one begins.

Answer 2

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