PPT-Black Socrates Hubert Harrison and the Problem of Religion

ToniLee Maitland AFS4935 December 3 2013 Who Was Hubert Harrison Hubert Henry Harrison was and is one of Americas greatest minds Referred to by peers as the Black Socrates Father of Black Radicalism. Philosophy 21. Fall, 2004. G. J. Mattey. Socrates on Trial. Socrates was defending himself against two charges brought forth by Meletus. Corruption of the youth of Athens by turning them against religion. 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. 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 and Plato. 469-399 BCE. 427-327 BCE. Socrates. Bricklayer by trade, served in the army. Labeled “the wisest man in Athens” by oracle at Delphi. Set out to prove the oracle wrong. Questioned the sophists who held that success was ability to gain hold of wealth, fame and power. 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.. Hubert Niewiadomski. CERN. , . on behalf of the . the . TOTEM collaboration. High Energy Physics . Seminar. EPFL, Lausanne . 26 . November . 2012. Outlook. TOTEM Experiment. LHC Special Runs and TOTEM Data. PNYX. acropolis. “. The . statue itself is made of ivory silver and gold [. about 40 feet high. ]. On the middle of her helmet is placed a likeness of the Sphinx ... and on either side of the helmet are griffins in relief. ... The statue of Athena is upright, with a tunic reaching to the feet, and on her breast the head of Medusa is worked in ivory. She holds a statue of Victory about four cubits . ”. P. 38. Kurt Vonnegut’s story paints a picture of a society that few of us would gladly embrace, even those of us who care deeply about social equality. It thus invites us to think about the society presented, its rebellious genius, Harrison Bergeron, as well as Vonnegut’s purpose. . DO NOW: Read Introduction. Shinto is one of the two major religions in Japan.  The other is Buddhism.  Shinto began in the prehistoric period.  Shinto stresses an appreciation for the beauties of nature.  The earth, sky, sea, sun, moon, and the stars are worshipped as gods.  The sun is worshipped as the goddess Amaterasu, ancestress of the Japanese emperors.  The moon is the male god, while Mount Fuji is the mountain goddess.  Shinto festivals are held throughout the year, especially at the change of seasons in spring and fall. Many centuries later, Buddhism was introduced to Japan.  Buddhism and Shinto are quite different in their beliefs.. Religion plays a significant role in the lives of . Americans. High for industrialized nations but somewhat less than poor nations. Gallup. Secularization. Sociologists have often argued that the role of religion is in long-term decline within advanced capitalist nations. Elaine Graham. Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology. University of Chester. ‘Is the world we inhabit more, or . less, . religious than it used to be? Do we witness a . decline, redeployment or renaissance . 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..