PPT-Aristotle The history of democracy

Born384 BC in the city of Stagira Chalkidice on the northern periphery of Classical Greece His name means the best purpose His father died when Aristotle was a child L ittle information about his childhood. What do you know about Aristotle’s ideas concerning the . cause. of things?. Four causes?. Potentiality to actuality?. Aristotle. Plato. Potentiality & Actuality. There are two states of being:. ARISTOTLE. (384 BC – 322 BC). Some scholars regard him as the greatest philosopher of all time.. BIOGRAPHY OF ARISTOTLE. QUICK FACTS. NAME : Aristotle. OCCUPATION: Philosopher. BIRTH . DATE : c. . Greeks. CICERO © 2007. History Beyond The Textbook. Cicero. The ancient Greeks laid the foundations for the idea of democracy in the western world. The Greeks believed that since all men participated in the life of the city, they would see self-rule as the most important good.. Standard 10.1.2:. Trace the development of the Western . political . rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from . Plato’s Republic . and Aristotle’s . Politics. .. Socrates. Socrates, who lived in Athens between 469 and 399 B.C., was an important philosopher who spent much time trying to teach his students about the moral responsibility of all people.. Aristotle . and Isocrates. CIV 101-. 03. February 10, 2016. Allegory of the Cave. https://. blackflagtheology.files.wordpress.com. /2012/02/. allegory_of_the_cave.png. Allegory of the Cave. Prisoners think that the shadows are real.. Standard 10.1.2:. Trace the development of the Western . political . rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from . Plato’s Republic . and Aristotle’s . Politics. .. Socrates. Socrates, who lived in Athens between 469 and 399 B.C., was an important philosopher who spent much time trying to teach his students about the moral responsibility of all people.. Plato v. Pericles. Explain the arguments behind Plato’s and Pericles’ opinion regarding Athenian democracy, along with the context in which they were developed. Identify which of the two Aristotle’s political thoughts would align with more closely? Explain. . Greece. : The Ancient Greeks governed. under a . direct democracy. . In a direct . democracy, citizens participate . directly. in. the decision making process of . Government.. Rome. : The Ancient Romans saw the rise of. Ben Crouch. 450 BC. Empedocles (490-430) proposes a theory that all matter is made up of four basic elements: earth, air, fire, and water. His theories are accepted in Europe until the 17th century.. (Aka the best philosopher ever). Contribution to . the . orbital motion theory. Believed that the planets and the Sun orbited Earth. He saw no sign that the Earth was in motion. This meant that the Earth had to be stationary, and the planets, the Sun, and the fixed dome of stars rotated around Earth.. Mr. Chan . Saeteurn. Introduction. “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people find a way around the . laws”. Plato. According . to . Plato's . view do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person. Aristotle's Poetics. Aristotle. 's . Poetics. seeks to address the different kinds of poetry, the structure of a good poem, and the division of a poem into its component parts. He defines poetry as a 'medium of imitation' that seeks to represent or duplicate life through character, emotion, or action. Aristotle defines poetry very broadly, including epic poetry, tragedy, comedy, dithyrambic poetry, and even some kinds of music.. AND ANARCHISM David Keyt Univen9 of Wmhington 1. Anarchism, Ancient and Modem Aristotle's infamous defense of slavery Politics phusin) slaves]. For [they argue] it is [only] by law (nomoi) Mimeses or Imitation . (Poetics by Aristotle). History . History tells us what actually happened; poetry what may happen. Poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular. In this way, he exhibits the superiority of poetry over history. The poet freed from the tyranny of facts, takes a larger or general view of things, represents the universal in the particular and so shares the philosopher's quest for ultimate truth. He thus equates poetry with philosophy and shows that both are means to a higher truth. By the word 'universal' Aristotle signifies:.