Write yourself into Plato’s Apology as a character in the dialogue. You may insert yourself at any point in the Apology and create a dialogue between you and Socrates. The goal of your dialogue is to convey and argue for your position on what constitutes a meaningful life. Over the course of your dialogue with Socrates, you will want Socrates (or any other characters from the dialogue or additional ones that you create) to pose one strong objection to your view. You then will respond to Socrates within the dialogue to defend your view against the objection.
The key is to present and support what, in your view, an objectively good life is like. Are there conditions that that life needs to meet? What are they and why are they necessary for a good life? (Think about how Susan Wolf argued for her position if that helps get your ideas formed). Note, the assignment is not asking about what different people, subjectively, find good or meaningful. Rather, you will be arguing for your view of what would make a human life well-lived, and why.
– Cite where in the Apology you are inserting your created dialogue.
– Let your creative juices flow and have fun with it!
-Susan Wolf’s example is attached in a pdf.
