Socrates “most Important Thing Is Not Life But The Good Life“

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Socrates argues the (1981) “most important thing is not life, but the good life” (p. 50). I strongly agree with Socrates statement because I couldn’t live life oppressed forever; I’ll even sacrifice my life for a “good life” because without a “good life” it wouldn’t be worth living. Therefore, I believe in a good life as long as you fight it in a non-violent fashion just as the great Marting King Jr, and Gandhi has done. In order to live a “good life” you have to fight for it even if it means your life. History has shown it, fighting for what you believe in will get you somewhere; look at Marting Luther King Jr and Jesus Christ.

To give you a better understanding of what is a “good life’, “good life” is what an individual believe what is morally correct; in other words, the individual beliefs in what’s right and what’s wrong (just and unjust). Now, the problem is should we obey or disobey the laws that we believe is unjust? I feel we should disobey it, in a non-violent fashion. Dr. King stated “An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself”. (p. 252). Even though, laws are meant to put a social order in life some laws may apply to degrade some individuals or groups, and if a law applies in inferiority then it should be disobeyed.

I believe Socrates beliefs in a “good life” were right and he send was a good example. Socrates questioned society, the gods, and the laws of his civilization and for his questionings he was sentence a death penalty. In the dialogue of Crito, Socrates went on into explaining why he wouldn’t escape from jail. Socrates stated, “for anyone who destroys the laws could easily be thought to corrupt the young and the ignorant”. (p. 55). He believed that running away would give influence society that he was really an ignorant person and was really corrupting the you...