<Tab/>Philosophy can be defined as a love of wisdom. A philosopher can be defined as a lover of wisdom. Socrates would have defined himself as a philosopher, one who refused to give up philosophizing because only through philosophy could he accomplish his duty to God and pursue goodness through getting to know himself. This is why Socrates chose death in the end, for life is not worth living if one …showed first 75 words of 1439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1439 total…good by living justly and truthfully. By living a philosophical life, one of truth and justice, he set an example for others. He showed others that the examined life was the one worth living for seeking truth produced goodness, whereas the unexamined life only led people to believe false wisdoms and act unjustly. He proved that ignorance was indeed evil and that type of life was simply not worth living. <Tab/>