Defence of Socrates - Not Entirely Stable
... by Socrates’ teachings (though Socrates said he was not a teacher and did not get paid for it; he simply allowed people to watch him, which they were free to do). The political reasons for Socrates’ trial went beyond the realm of Meletus. Two of Socrates’ pupils were key figures in Athens’ political ...
... by Socrates’ teachings (though Socrates said he was not a teacher and did not get paid for it; he simply allowed people to watch him, which they were free to do). The political reasons for Socrates’ trial went beyond the realm of Meletus. Two of Socrates’ pupils were key figures in Athens’ political ...
Socrates - CLN4U-Cummings
... need to be reminded of what we already know (rather than learning something new). So we re-teach ourselves ...
... need to be reminded of what we already know (rather than learning something new). So we re-teach ourselves ...
An introductory Essay by Dr. Jane Zembaty The setting in which
... intellectual contests--contests in which teachers called the sophists displayed their oratorical skills. Originally, the term "sophist" had no negative connotations. The pejorative connotations we now attribute to "sophists" and "sophistry" are, to a large extent, a part of Plato's legacy since his ...
... intellectual contests--contests in which teachers called the sophists displayed their oratorical skills. Originally, the term "sophist" had no negative connotations. The pejorative connotations we now attribute to "sophists" and "sophistry" are, to a large extent, a part of Plato's legacy since his ...
Western Classical Thought and Culture
... Athens is a city-state or polis. The polis was roughly the size of one of our current counties and contained one major city or town. ...
... Athens is a city-state or polis. The polis was roughly the size of one of our current counties and contained one major city or town. ...
File - Arete Project
... no formal school as we know them today. Instead, these were peripatetic schools, meaning that the instructor would walk with students and talk with them – for a fee, of course. The Sophists taught the skills (sophia) of rhetoric and oratory. Both of these arts were essential for the education of the ...
... no formal school as we know them today. Instead, these were peripatetic schools, meaning that the instructor would walk with students and talk with them – for a fee, of course. The Sophists taught the skills (sophia) of rhetoric and oratory. Both of these arts were essential for the education of the ...
01citizen-body
... Socrates answers with an argument about the state and its citizens about the constitution of the state and order and about the constitution of the good life ...
... Socrates answers with an argument about the state and its citizens about the constitution of the state and order and about the constitution of the good life ...
Western Classical Thought and Culture
... law that this body of 500 citizens created. One man, one vote, majority ruled. Women, children, and slaves were not citizens, and thus could not vote. Every citizen has a responsibility for the state. ...
... law that this body of 500 citizens created. One man, one vote, majority ruled. Women, children, and slaves were not citizens, and thus could not vote. Every citizen has a responsibility for the state. ...
Greek Philosophers - Spectrum Loves Social Studies
... – Some Greek thinkers believed events were caused by something other than the gods – Looked for reasons through observation and logic – “Philosopher” means “lovers of wisdom” – The modern scientific style of thought has its roots in the way the Greeks used logic (rational thinking) – Some philosophe ...
... – Some Greek thinkers believed events were caused by something other than the gods – Looked for reasons through observation and logic – “Philosopher” means “lovers of wisdom” – The modern scientific style of thought has its roots in the way the Greeks used logic (rational thinking) – Some philosophe ...
Classical Greece
... Plato wrote down a collection of these debates in his Dialogues, which probably didn't really take place, but give us a clear view of Socrates' method of reasoning. Such a discussion would have gone like this: "He would go right up to the most prominent citizen, a great orator or anybody, and ask h ...
... Plato wrote down a collection of these debates in his Dialogues, which probably didn't really take place, but give us a clear view of Socrates' method of reasoning. Such a discussion would have gone like this: "He would go right up to the most prominent citizen, a great orator or anybody, and ask h ...
Socrates 2008
... “What is Piety?” – Idea of Justice – Idea of Beauty – Idea of Goodness • Example: No one thing is… ...
... “What is Piety?” – Idea of Justice – Idea of Beauty – Idea of Goodness • Example: No one thing is… ...
Slide 1
... Heraclitus: Nothing is permanent in the sensible world. Plato: We cannot get knowledge of the timeless and unchanging truths by using our senses alone. ...
... Heraclitus: Nothing is permanent in the sensible world. Plato: We cannot get knowledge of the timeless and unchanging truths by using our senses alone. ...
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
... Socrates (470 – 399 BCE) • concerned with ETHICS • The truth about how to live a good moral life: what is goodness, justice, temperance? • An action is right if it promotes our true happiness • True pleasure is attained through ethical living • Universal definition of justice • Observe laws & limit ...
... Socrates (470 – 399 BCE) • concerned with ETHICS • The truth about how to live a good moral life: what is goodness, justice, temperance? • An action is right if it promotes our true happiness • True pleasure is attained through ethical living • Universal definition of justice • Observe laws & limit ...
Socrates on Trial The Apology The Apology The Apology
... • Bad reputation • The Earlier accusations (19b): • Studies things in the sky and below the earth. • Makes the worse into the stronger argument. • Teaches others to do the same. ...
... • Bad reputation • The Earlier accusations (19b): • Studies things in the sky and below the earth. • Makes the worse into the stronger argument. • Teaches others to do the same. ...
Name: Date: History: Socrates Biography Period: Socrates
... For Socrates, Athens was a classroom and he went about asking questions of the elite and common man alike, seeking to arrive at political and moral truths. Socrates didn’t lecture about what he knew. In fact, he claimed to be ignorant because he had no ideas, but wise because he recognized his own i ...
... For Socrates, Athens was a classroom and he went about asking questions of the elite and common man alike, seeking to arrive at political and moral truths. Socrates didn’t lecture about what he knew. In fact, he claimed to be ignorant because he had no ideas, but wise because he recognized his own i ...
The Greek Philosophers
... The "Socratic Problem" • As noted earlier, Socrates did not write philosophical texts. • The knowledge of the man, his life, and his philosophy is based on writings by his students and contemporaries. • Foremost among them is Plato; however, works by Xenophon, Aristotle, and Aristophanes also provi ...
... The "Socratic Problem" • As noted earlier, Socrates did not write philosophical texts. • The knowledge of the man, his life, and his philosophy is based on writings by his students and contemporaries. • Foremost among them is Plato; however, works by Xenophon, Aristotle, and Aristophanes also provi ...
The Greek Philosophers
... The "Socratic Problem" • As noted earlier, Socrates did not write philosophical texts. • The knowledge of the man, his life, and his philosophy is based on writings by his students and contemporaries. • Foremost among them is Plato; however, works by Xenophon, Aristotle, and Aristophanes also provi ...
... The "Socratic Problem" • As noted earlier, Socrates did not write philosophical texts. • The knowledge of the man, his life, and his philosophy is based on writings by his students and contemporaries. • Foremost among them is Plato; however, works by Xenophon, Aristotle, and Aristophanes also provi ...
Ancient Greek Philosophers
... 1. He believed that such a fight would indicate a fear of death, which he believed that no true philosopher has. 2. Even if he did leave, he, and his teaching would not fare better in another country. 3. Having knowingly agreed to live under the city’s laws, he implicitly subjected himself to the po ...
... 1. He believed that such a fight would indicate a fear of death, which he believed that no true philosopher has. 2. Even if he did leave, he, and his teaching would not fare better in another country. 3. Having knowingly agreed to live under the city’s laws, he implicitly subjected himself to the po ...
The Crisis of Greek Civilization
... traditional values began to decline. A group of philosophers called the Sophists emerged in the 400s B.C. They argued that there was no such thing as absolute truth and that instead people should solve the problems of politics and society through the use of reason and rhetoric, or making public spee ...
... traditional values began to decline. A group of philosophers called the Sophists emerged in the 400s B.C. They argued that there was no such thing as absolute truth and that instead people should solve the problems of politics and society through the use of reason and rhetoric, or making public spee ...
Greeks - Humanities 191
... Idealism: a thought system that emphasizes spiritual values, and makes ideas rather then matter the basis of everything that exists. Plato favorer the invisible world of the Forms, or Ideas, in opposition to the physical world. The psyche’s true home was the world of the Forms, which it inhabited be ...
... Idealism: a thought system that emphasizes spiritual values, and makes ideas rather then matter the basis of everything that exists. Plato favorer the invisible world of the Forms, or Ideas, in opposition to the physical world. The psyche’s true home was the world of the Forms, which it inhabited be ...
Socrates
... War, where he saved the life of a popular Athenian general. Socrates was known for his courage in battle and fearlessness, a trait that stayed with him throughout his life. When Socrates was in his forties or so, he began to question the world around him. He asked, "What is wisdom?" and "What is bea ...
... War, where he saved the life of a popular Athenian general. Socrates was known for his courage in battle and fearlessness, a trait that stayed with him throughout his life. When Socrates was in his forties or so, he began to question the world around him. He asked, "What is wisdom?" and "What is bea ...
phaedo1
... being not alive” we do not get “the soul exists before life and after death” we get: something not alive exists before birth and after death. ...
... being not alive” we do not get “the soul exists before life and after death” we get: something not alive exists before birth and after death. ...