Peter Singer

“If a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, then he hasn’t got a reason to live.” These were famous words of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoken June 23, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Greek philosopher Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living” (Document 1). In this quote, Socrates is saying that people should get out of their comfort zone and live life to the fullest. This line, “Live life to the fullest”, has become popular especially in today’s culture. People today are now willing to do what seems to be uncomfortable to them and what does not seem normal so that they may life their life to the fullest potential. Another Greek philosopher, Aristotle, believed that human reason sets humans apart from other beings and that those who live with reason, are superior to those who do not (Document 2).

“Is the unexamined life worth living?” (The Apology, 2016, para. 48). This question has been asked by people since the time of Socrates. Many people delve into the quandary of this question seeking a greater understanding of their purpose. Often times, people live on the surface and never truly strive for self-examination, whereas others believe it is crucial to deeply examine one’s true self. Every life is worth living. However, the difference between simply existing in an unexamined life versus living life as God intended is momentous. An examined life is lived for the benefit of others more than oneself. Socrates’ question has revealed several different truths, including the value of self-examination, the importance

“For a lot of people, life is a series of day by day decisions, living each day trying to do the best we can, and where we end up in life is not always where we would have predicted when we were

While facing the death penalty for his criticism of Greek gods, ancient philosopher Socrates once said “An unexamined life is not worth living”. Socrates’ belief in the necessity of scrutinizing life can be found throughout history, in the form of philosophy. In his novel Grendel, author John Gardner depicts the journey of the main character Grendel through a variety of philosophical beliefs. Grendel frequently examines the philosophies he comes across, in order to determine what would be most practical in his life. Through his interactions with other characters, Grendel is exposed to the philosophies of solipsism, sophism, and nihilism, and ultimately rejects the former two as preposterous and destructive while accepting the latter due to

Socrates makes it quite evident through the severity of the language in this claim, the extent to which he will live and die for this ideal. He did not merely say that the unexamined life was not a noble existence or that it was the path of the less righteous, rather the unexamined life is just not worth living at all. Theoretically, according to his

With many families in the world starving and/ or dealing with diseases they don’t know how to cure, but with money provided they would be able to get it under control at least a start. Then we have the people in the states who are more worried about the fact that they don’t have the newest iPhone, which note, is not a life or death necessity. How are we to justify the fact that we are able to spend all the money we have on unnecessary items and the people in North Korean or parts in Africa can barely or many not even be able to afford food for the day to survive. As Peter Singer states “We cannot dis criminate against someone merely because he is far away... We are in a better position to judge what needs to be done to help a person near to us than one far away” (Singer P.2). Alongside this statement it shows that distance

Again, I call on another of the many Jesuit saying that have been engrained in me. This time I feel Socrates’ quote “The unexamined life is not worth living” brings another vital layer to the definition of a well lived life. This is an incredibly bold statement made by Socrates. He is saying in a very straightforward manner that if you do not reflect on and examine the decisions you have made and actions you chose take, your life is not worth living. It is a very blunt and harsh statement.

It is to express one’s ideas in simpler words. Peter Singer’s essay is a manifesto for an Animal Liberation movement. Throughout the whole essay he describes the multiple ways how humans exploit animals. Singer believes animals do feel pain although they do not have a form of communication using syntax.

For Socrates, the truth and dying for doing the right think is the good life, and a life worth living and philosophy is an art of persuasion with which men are challenged to look to themselves and seek wisdom and not look to their interests. Philosophy is not a tool to crush and humiliate others with, but to improve ourselves. When that is achieved, the obligation from the Allegory of the Cave is the next step: to improve others.

According to the United Nations, a child dies of hunger every ten seconds. Likewise, millions of people worldwide live in poverty and do not know when they will eat again. While the typical American throws away leftover food, children are dying across the world from starvation. To put this into perspective: By the time you have started reading, a child has died of hunger. Bioethicist and utilitarian philosopher, Peter Singer, in his argumentative essay, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” asserts that it is the individual's responsibility to save children in poverty. Singer utilizes many rhetorical strategies-- including appealing to pathos, repetition, and comparison of statistics-- to defend his argument: “Whatever money you’re spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.” He adopts an analytical and indignant tone in order to convince Americans to donate money to save the lives of millions of children.

"If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, then he hasn't got a reason to live." These were famous words of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoken June 23, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.

Socrates’ views of death as represented in “The Trial and Death of Socrates” are irrevocably tied to his beliefs of what makes life significant. For Socrates, life must be examined through constant questioning and one must hold the goodness of life above all else. Consequently, even in the face of the un-good, or unjust in Socrates’ case as represented in his trial, it would not be correct to do wrong, return wrong or do harm in return for harm done. Therefore, no act should be performed with an account for the risk of life or death; it should be performed solely on the basis of whether it is good and right.

Peter Sawchyn was in the business more than 40 years and he had seen an affected change in customers’ consciousness for their instrumental options. When he started his business in 1970, very few people were aware of the option of handmade guitars, but then that option had grown, even larger instrument makers had included the handmade option to fulfill the unique requirements of their customers. The growing demand of handmade instrument not only provided more buyers opportunity in the market, but also the threat for the company from bigger competitors who might choose to offer handmade guitars. That threat would create a potential loss for Sawchyn Guitars company who was already struggling with high demands. During the past for several years, the Canadian dollar went up in comparison to the United State dollar because of economic and environmental changes. Also, the U.S. had more strict import rules on exotic wood and decor materials, which limited the availability in the U.S. for the type of material used in the instruments. For that reason, people were not interested in buying those

Socrates was considered by many to be the wisest man in ancient Greece. While he was eventually condemned for his wisdom, his spoken words are still listened to and followed today. When, during his trial, Socrates stated that, “the unexamined life is not worth living” (Plato 45), people began to question his theory. They began to wonder what Socrates meant with his statement, why he would feel that a life would not be worth living. To them, life was above all else, and choosing to give up life would be out of the picture. They did not understand how one would choose not to live life just because he would be unable to examine it.