Part one of term paper
In 399 BCE an elderly gentlemen named Socrates was brought before an Athenian jury. He was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens and not believing in the gods. At his trial Socrates tried to prove that he was innocent of the charges against him but it was to no avail. Socrates was handed the verdict of death and shortly afterwards h ...

Part two of term paper
... spent his entire life searching for the understanding of knowledge. He would often walk out into the courtyards and begin to question people about their knowledge. Socrates tried to teach the principles of the "examined life". This examined life was a life spent questioning the beliefs that had been transferred by your elders. Socrates believed that if you just simply accepted these beliefs then you could not call them your own. Yet, if you examined the idea then you would be able to choos ...