An unexamined life isn't worth living.
Socrates, Plato, Apology 38a
The source
"An unexamined life isn't worth living." Socrates said it in Plato, Apology 38a. Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.
"the unexamined life is not worth living"Benjamin Jowett, 1892, Plato, Apology 38a.
Who said it
Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). The Athenian who wrote nothing and questioned everyone. We know him through Plato.
Questions
- Who said "An unexamined life isn't worth living."?
- Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). Source: Plato, Apology 38a.
- What is the original wording?
- the unexamined life is not worth living (Benjamin Jowett, 1892). Translated by Benjamin Jowett, 1892.
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