21st Century and Socrates' View Of A Good Life

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arrow, he did not believe material goods were as important as people thought, and that often caused marital tensions between him and his wife. However, being a philosopher Socrates response to that was "Men who want to become expert horsemen will not acquire the most docile horses, but the spirited ones. They believe that if they can handle these they will be able to handle any horse. I take a similar approach. I want to be able to deal with all human beings. I have Xanthippe to deal with. Getting along with her insures me that I will get along with the rest of humankind."
In our society, and even in the past centuries, people have been judging each other for good and bad, as well as peer pressure that make people do things to fit in or living in the image of what other people see as "Good Life," but Socrates philosophy was that some things are more important than life itself like being true to your principles no matter how others may feel about it and live by your own ...

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and view on life can be different and unique. Socrates wanted to find answers to those questions from everyone because he did not want to see people living in the vision or guidelines of the society rather they should be living by their own principles and believes. I think what Socrates did was opening up the minds of people before and now to think deeper about if their beliefs are for their own or for others thought for them and what’s the right way to think. Because if you are living in the opinions of others how do you know what really truly make your own self happy. I think to think outside of the box can help grow a society and people, but at the same time going way outside ...

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