The truth is a basis by which we should base our lives. Both Bourdieu and Plato, two great philosophers, are simply restating a fact that should be already known by all. You can always get caught in a lie; however, you can never be tripped up by the truth. By living lives filled with truth, we can affect many other areas, such as democracy and morality, in a positive manner. From a moral standpoint, living …showed first 75 words of 2244 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2244 total…on must reason his or her way into her soul by philosophy. After reaching this ultimate truth, then a moral and democratic life are sequentially next. One must follow this truth after attain it, however. Both Bourdieu and Plato reach for an answer to democratic and moral problems. This answer is the truth. With both self-education and self-examination, one could achieve the truth. With this truth, one can live a good democratic and moral life.