Answer to Question #247701 in Philosophy for Larkin

Question

1. How reflecting, analyzing, criticizing and "knowing you know nothing" can be used as a tool to open new ideas?

2. Based on your Socrates' quotation "The unexamined life is not worth living" in what way that the process of self- examination can help a human person in achieving the holistic understanding of himself/herself?

Answer 1

1. Analyzing ,reflecting and 'knowing you know nothing' acts as tool to opening new ideas by helping an individual to recognize themselves well which is a process of idea formulation 2. Self examination can help one review of his/her capabilities thus assisting in understanding themselves better.