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The Glory that Was Greece

The Glory that Was Greece. Do Now 11/12/13. Please read “Greek Philosophy” and answer one of the four questions on the back of the paper. Homework: NONE. Pivotal Question 1. Who were the main Greek philosophers after the Peloponnesian War?. Greek Philosophers .

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The Glory that Was Greece

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  1. The Glory that Was Greece

  2. Do Now 11/12/13 • Please read “Greek Philosophy” and answer one of the four questions on the back of the paper. • Homework: NONE

  3. Pivotal Question 1 • Who were the main Greek philosophers after the Peloponnesian War?

  4. Greek Philosophers • Greek thinkers challenged the belief that events were caused by the whims of gods • Greek Philosophy explored many subjects • Math • Music • LOGIC, or rational thinking

  5. Greek Philosophers • Three major Greek Philosophers • Socrates, Aristotle, Plato

  6. Two Forms of Philosophy in Athens • The Sophist Philosophy • Questioned accepted ideas about the best form of government and behavior • Success more important than moral truth • Used RHETORIC, the art of skillful speaking • Socrates’ Philosophy (469-399 BCE) • Critic of the Sophists • Ask questions to lead to self-knowledge and truth • Socratic Method • Put on trial and executed for corrupting youth in Athens

  7. Socrates Death by Hemlock

  8. Plato (427-347 BCE) • Socrates death influenced his student, Plato • Plato distrusted democracy since the process killed Socrates • Plato described his vision for the ideal state in his book, The Republic • Three classes: workers to produce the necessities of life • Soldiers to defend the state • Philosophers to rule • A philosopher king would have ultimate authority

  9. What is knowledge and is it dangerous according to the allegory of the cave?

  10. Pivotal Question 3 • What government did Plato prefer in Greece? • Primary source, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” • Read silently (4 minutes) • Work with your partner to follow and answer the six step process

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