The purpose of the examined life is to reflect upon our everyday motivations and values and to subsequently inquire into what real worth, if any, they have. If they have no value or indeed are even harmful, it is upon us to pursue those things that are truly valuable.
Some scholars call attention to Socrates’ emphasis on human nature and argue that the call to live examined lives follows from our nature as human beings. We are naturally directed by pleasure and pain. We are drawn to power, wealth and reputation, the sorts of values to which Athenians were drawn as well.
The Socratic method is still widely used in our lives , Students are able to start thinking critically and using logic and reasoning to create their arguments , while also finding and researching the truth for their positions . For example,why is the sky blue ? Questions are forms of knowledge that drive great logic and arguments for a particular object being discussed in our world.
His knowledge particularly focused on individual morality , he questioned what made good life , and discussed social and political questions. His ideas become the foundation of western philosophy. In history Socrates is widely regarded as one of the wisest man to have ever lived , he never wrote down any of his thoughts and all work that we know about him is based on the written works of his students and contemporaries ( Plato ,Xenophon and Aristophanes) .