The Meaning Of Life

Mehkya Wilcox

Everyone, in some form or fashion, has a desire to understand and question the purpose and meaning of their life. In fact, it's important for people to understand the true meaning of the purpose they have in life so that they may live well here on Earth. Philosophers, such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Confucius began to question the life of a human being and what it meant to be a human being. Each of these philosophers has their own philosophy or worldview of the best life a human being can live, with the concept of having wisdom and virtue being the key components. In fact, each of these philosophers expresses the importance of having a life full of wisdom and virtue based off what they describe as the best life for a human being.

Socrates, according the Apology, describes the best life for a human being is to live the examined life by having a "care for the soul". Basically, he believes that people should examine their lives by asking questions and effectively prove it be true and know it for themselves rather than to rely on someone else's word for it to be right or true. Essentially, this is the very thing that Socrates discovered about the meaning of wisdom as he attempts to solve the Delphic riddle that "no one is wiser than Socrates." He discovered that the people who claimed to be wise, such as the politicians, poets and artisans were not really wise; they just appeared to be. In fact, he discovered that even he was not wise and there are still some

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