PPT-Socrates Sophistry in Athens

Question What are you willing to die for Would you die for the freedom of expression Ancient Athens In the 5 th Century BC the Athenians invented Democracy This literally translates as People Power. How did these men aid in bringing about democracy in Athens?. Important Terms to Know. Archon. – land-holding aristocrat, initially appointed to office for life. These individuals were responsible for supervising government administration.. Social Studies 12. 2014 – 2015 . BHVSD: Harrison Career Center. Socrates (469 B.C. – 399 B.C.). Socrates (469 B.C. – 399 B.C.). What do we know about Socrates?. Key Question #1. What do we know about Socrates?. . Sources: Plato; Xenophon; Aristophanes; Aristotle; Diogenes . Laertius. , and others. . PNYX. Agora – 4. th. century BC. Plan of agora; jail in SW corner. . HEARING- . Euthyphro. TRIAL. JAIL. Socrates. What we know about Socrates. comes from his student Plato. wrote NO books. Used the . Socratic Method. , . asking questions about others’ . beliefs. Many saw this questioning as . a threat towards traditions. 470-399 B. C.. Socrates is, basically, the father of Western philosophy. He never wrote down any of his teachings, his student, Plato, did this for him. Socrates’ philosophy arose out of his negative feelings in relation to the teaching of the Sophists . . .. By. : Emilia Roberta . Mayorga. Gloria Alejandra . Benitez. Joseph . Alessandro. . Rodriguez. His. . Early. . Life. Socrates was born in 470 BC, in Athens, Greece. Socrates was the son of . Sophroniscus. Socrates Project. Participants in the program were the EU and Romania and Bulgaria, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey.. The program was appointed in honor of the philosopher Socrates of Ancient Greece. Socrates was a classical Athenian philosopher regarded as one of the biggest in Western philosophy. He was a teacher of Plato, Aristotle who was a disciple, with these three fundamental representatives of philosophy in ancient Greece.. Copy the notes as they appear.. Geography of Greece. Greece is a small country in Europe.. Greece is near the Mediterranean Sea.. The main part of Greece in on a peninsula.. A peninsula is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides. . Does the Socratic method challenge or support authority?. Why?. WARM-UP. Athens and Sparta fought for control of the Greek peninsula and surrounding colonies . Sparta laid siege to the city of Athens . Depraved . Emend . Enervate . Esoteric . Fecund. Fiat. Figment. Garner. Hallow. Idiosyncrasy. Ignominy. Malediction. Mundane. Nuance. Overweening. Penchant. Reputed. Sophistry. Sumptuous. Ubiquitous . The ancient Greeks discussed, debated, and studied wisdom. . This is called . philosophy. . The word philosophy comes from the Greek term meaning "the love of wisdom." . Socrates. . and the Arts. Chapter 6. The Rise of Ancient Greece. Objectives. In . this section you . will…. Identify . the religious beliefs of the ancient . Greeks.. Explore . how the Greeks searched for knowledge about the . Philosophy in Ancient Greece * Presocratic Philosophers *From Socrates to Plato *Aristotle and the Fall of Athens Ancient Greece Network of City-States Athens (named for Athena): Birthplace of Philo- Background. D. efeat . of Athens by Sparta in the Peloponnesian . War.. T. he . "Thirty . Tyrants“.. End of democracy.. Defeat of the Tyrants.. Return of the democrats.. Suspicion that Socrates associated with some of the Tyrants, because he remained in the city..