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 ( 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