Greek Philosophers

Socrates What we know about Socrates comes from his student Plato He wrote NO books Used the Socratic method, asking questions to his fellow citizens about their 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 Athen 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

Which Philosopher do you most agree with and tell me why? –This is to be turned in by the end of the period –Half page for a grade