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Greek PhilosophersSlide2
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 traditionsSlide3
Socrates
Put on trial at age 70 and accused of corrupting the city’s youth and not respecting the gods
Sentenced to death and drank a cup of hemlock, which is a deadly poisonSlide4Slide5
Plato
One of Socrates‘s
students;
fled Athens after his death
Came back to Athens 10 years
later and set up a school
called
The Academy
Students studied reasoning
and rational thought
He rejected
Athenian
DemocracySlide6
Plato
Argued that the state should regulate every aspect of a citizen’s life
Divided ideal society into workers, soldiers, and philosophers who would rule
A philosopher king, the wisest of all, would rule
Believed talented women should be educated to serve the stateSlide7Slide8
Aristotle
Plato’s most famous student
Analyzed all forms of
government
Was suspicious of democracy,
which he thought could lead to
mob
rule
Favored rule by a single
strong
leader
Addressed the question
how people
should liveSlide9
Aristotle
Set up a school called Lyceum
for the study of all branches of knowledge
Wrote about politics, ethics, logic, biology, literature, and knowledgeSlide10Slide11
Assignment
Which Philosopher do you most agree with and tell me why?
6-8 sentences