Greek Philosophers

Midterm Essay Details Start with the premise of a quote from Greek philosopher, Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

1. Read: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Aristotle’s High-Minded Man. You may read the

versions in our text or use the links below 2. View the videos that serve to help with analysis. 3. Craft an essay examining the meanings of the two writings and how they might compare

to each other, and more importantly, how they have a bearing on your life…keeping in mind the statement from Socrates.

4. Details: 4-5 pages; double-spaced; use MLA format for essay and Works Cited [including works below and any independent research sources] entries; create a title; prefer submission through Canvas.

5. Any notes you may make for yourself

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Analysis of Socrates quote: https://www.the-philosophy.com/unexamined-life-worth-living- socrates Allegory of the Cave: https://web.stanford.edu/class/ihum40/cave.pdf Video: Analysis for Allegory of the Cave: https://youtu.be/1RWOpQXTltA High-Minded Man. http://www.spraguehs.com/staff/curry_michael/02%20World%20Humanities/01%20Ancient% 20Greece/The%20High%20Minded%20Man.pdf Video: General background of Aristotle’s Philosophy: https://youtu.be/csIW4W_DYX4