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Ancient Greek Philosophers

Ancient Greek Philosophers. Really Smart Dead Guys. Socrates 469-399 BC. Socrates. A stonecutter who left no writings and accepted no money for his teachings. Socrates. “I am wise because I know I know nothing”. Socrates. “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Socrates.

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Ancient Greek Philosophers

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  1. Ancient Greek Philosophers Really Smart Dead Guys

  2. Socrates469-399 BC

  3. Socrates A stonecutter who left no writings and accepted no money for his teachings

  4. Socrates “I am wise because I know I know nothing”

  5. Socrates “The unexamined life is not worth living”

  6. Socrates Called himself a “gadfly”

  7. Socrates “Virtue is knowledge”

  8. Socrates Developed “Socratic Method,” a series of questions aimed at revealing the ignorance of the other conversant

  9. Socrates Accused of dishonoring the Gods and corrupting the youth of Athens

  10. Socrates Died willingly despite the opportunity to avoid his death sentence.

  11. The Death of Socrates, by Jacques Louis David

  12. Plato429-347 BC

  13. Plato • Aristocratic background • Student of Socrates • Established the Academy • Wrote Dialogues, including The Republic, 360 BC

  14. Plato • Venerated his teacher Socrates • Trained as a mathematician • Interested in ideal forms

  15. Aristotle384-322 BC

  16. Aristotle Father was physician to Philip of Macedon, and Aristotle was tutor to Alexander the Great

  17. Aristotle Founded the Lyceum, which became a center of study in a wide range of subjects

  18. Aristotle Known in the middle ages as “the philosopher” because of the range and authority of his ideas

  19. Aristotle From Raphael’s School of Athens

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