Questions to consider for Groundhog Day as you view the film through the eyes of a philosopher: 1. How does the film relate to Socrates’ claim that the unexamined life is not worth living? 2. How does the film relate to the allegory of the cave in Plato’s Republic? 3. How does the film relate to Socrates’ claim that happiness (eudemonia) lies in exercising all the soul’s powers and striving for excellence (arête) in all areas of life? 4. How does the film relate to Plato’s claim that the virtuous man will seek to understand the good and through that process become good and do good himself? 5. How does the film relate to Socrates’ and Plato’s claim about the central connections between humans and their souls. Do you see evidence of any or all of Plato’s forms of love (philia, eros, agape) in the film?