Economics and Its Ethical Assumptions (mises.org)
- Highlight Loc. 75-77 | Added on Thursday, March 15, 2012, 02:47 PM
Socrates used to say that the doctor can tell you what's likely to make you live or die, but the doctor can't tell you whether you'd be better off alive or dead. That goes outside of the doctor's area of expertise. The philosopher tells you whether your life is worth living or not: "the unexamined life is not worth living," so if you're not examining your life, you're better off dead. That's what Dr. Socrates would say.
