In class we learned more about Socrates and what an idiot meant in ancient Greece. A quote Socrates use to say was "The unexamined life is not worth living." This quote meant that if you don't ask any questions about life then it is not worth living but if you do ask questions about your life then it is worth it. In ancient Greece an idiot meant that,  someone who was characterized by self-centeredness and concerned almost exclusively with private as opposed to public affairs.  Idiots were born as citizens were made through education, declining to take part in public life such as, democratic government of the polis was considered dishonorable.

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