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Greek Philosophers
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Greek Philosophers
World History
What is a philosopher?
Greek word for “lovers of
wisdom.”
Greek Philosophers
World History
What is a philosopher?
Greek word for “lovers of
wisdom.”
Philosophers based their
thinking on two assumptions:
The universe is put together
in an orderly way, and is
subject to absolute and
unchanging laws.
Greek Philosophers
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What is a philosopher?
Greek word for “lovers of
wisdom.”
Philosophers based their
thinking on two assumptions:
•The universe is put together
in an orderly way, and is
subject to absolute and
unchanging laws.
•People can understand
these laws through logic and
reason.
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What is a philosopher?
People can understand these
laws through logic and
reason.
Who was Socrates?
He believed that there
absolute standards for truth
and justice.
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Who was Socrates?
He believed that there
absolute standards for truth
and justice.
“The unexamined life is not
worth living.”
Greek Philosophers
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Who was Socrates?
He believed that there
absolute standards for truth
and justice.
“The unexamined life is not
worth living.”
When Socrates was about 70
years old he was brought to
trial for “corrupting the
youth of Athens” and
“neglecting the city’s gods.”
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Who was Socrates?
When Socrates was about 70
years old he was brought to
trial for “corrupting the
youth of Athens” and
“neglecting the city’s gods.”
In his defense he said that
his teaching were good
because they forced people
to examine their own values
and actions.
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Who was Socrates?
When Socrates was about 70
years old he was brought to
trial for “corrupting the
youth of Athens” and
“neglecting the city’s gods.”
In his defense he said that
his teaching were good
because they forced people
to examine their own values
and actions.
He was convicted and forced
to drink poison.
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Who was Socrates?
Who was Plato?
He was convicted and forced
to drink poison.
He was a student of
Socrates.
He wrote down Socrates
teachings.
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Who was Plato?
He was a student of
Socrates.
He wrote down Socrates
teachings.
His most famous work is The
Republic. This was his vision
of a perfectly governed
society.
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Who was Plato?
He wrote down Socrates
teachings.
His most famous work is The
Republic. This was his vision
of a perfectly governed
society.
It was not a democracy but
instead the person with the
most intellect and insight
would rule as a philosopherking.
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Who was Plato?
Who was Aristotle?
It was not a democracy but
instead the person with the
most intellect and insight
would rule as a philosopherking.
He was a student of Plato.
He questioned the nature of
the world and of human
belief, thought, and
knowledge.
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Who was Aristotle?
He was a student of Plato.
He questioned the nature of
the world and of human
belief, thought, and
knowledge.
He invented a method for
arguing according to rules of
logic. (scientific method)
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Who was Aristotle?
He was a student of Plato.
He questioned the nature of
the world and of human
belief, thought, and
knowledge.
He invented a method for
arguing according to rules of
logic. (scientific method)
His most famous student was
a Alexander, the son of King
Phillip II of Macedonia.
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Who was Aristotle?
His most famous student was
a Alexander, the son of King
Phillip II of Macedonia.
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