PPT-Plato

Ronald F White PhD Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St Joseph Introduction Historical Background Greek CityStates Athens v Sparta Peloponnesian War 431404 BC The Thirty PreSocratic Philosophy. According to Plato, common sense is wrong. We do not sense the world as it really is.. The senses present the world in a confused way.. The mind ‘sees deeper’. It sees the true natures of things.. -Describe . these objects-. What are some things that you notice?. Have you ever seen anything like these? Where?. What do they remind you of?. How would you describe these objects?. How can we describe these using geometric terms?. Theory of Forms. PLATO. 427-347 B.C.. Born aristocratic in Athens. Socrates’ Student & Aristotle’s teacher. Wrote about Socrates & this is how we know of Socrates. Founded the Academy in 385 B.C. (1. 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. and Tragedians: . Plato. By: Julie Gareton. Plato’s earlier life. Born 428 BC. Political life. Childhood through teen years coping with war. Plato’s life continued. The Allegory of the Cave. About the author….. Plato was:. A Greek philosopher and mathematician.. Student (or follower) of Socrates. Lived from 424/423 B.C – 348/347 B.C. Born into a wealthy family.. An Introduction. What is Philosophy?. “. Philen. ” is Greek for love. “Sophia” is Greek for wisdom. Investigate fundamental problems . Why study philosophy?. Ionian Enlightenment. 1st . philosophers, from Ionia . 384 BC – 322 BC. Aristotle. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbgHbzrL3d0. Background- Who Was Aristotle? . Greek Philosopher . Studied under Plato at . The Academy. (thus, was ultimately influenced by Socrates as well). All men are mortal. What does this tell us about Socrates? Why?. Aristotle. 384 - 322 BCE. Born in Stagira, in Thrace, near Macedonia.. The “Stagirite.”. Son of Nichomacus, prominent physician.. Aristotle was likely trained in medicine.. DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. GREEK CRITICISM:. Plato. Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. . He . was also a mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. . DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR. GREEK CRITICISM:. ARISTOTLE. Philosopher. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. . Born: 384 BC, Stagira. Died: 322 BC, Chalcis. 2. Herodotus c.495-425. 3. Aeschylus 525-456. 4. Plato 427-347. 5. Plato is not being impolite. 6. protagonist. The leader or principal person in a movement, cause or narrative. 7. transcendent. going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. . 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. 454d or Timaeus 29c), and although he occasionally uses