Work

The Examined Life

Overview

The Examined Life is a 1989 collection of philosophical meditations by the philosopher Robert Nozick. The book drew a number of critical reactions. The work is drawn partially as a response to Socrates' assertion in Plato's "The Apology of Socrates" that the unexamined life is one not worth living.

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Philosophers who discussed The Examined Life

• Robert Nozick

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Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of love.

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