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Greek Philosophers
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
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 poison
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 Democracy
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 state
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 live
Aristotle Set up a school called Lyceum
for the study of all branches of knowledge
Wrote about politics, ethics, logic, biology, literature, and knowledge
Assignment
Which Philosopher do you most agree with and tell me why?
6-8 sentences