Greek Philosophers Socrates What we know about Socrates

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