1. FROM MYTHOLOGY TO SCIENCE

2. Acquire some basic knowledge of the early Greek Civilization. Know some basic Greek Mythology. Identify the shift in Greek thinking. Know and understand the basics of Plato and Aristotle’s philosophy.

3. 2000 B.C. - earliest Greek tribes entered 1500 B.C. - Mycenaeans emerged 1100 B.C. - Dorians invaded the land of the Mycenaeans Athens was the most powerful among the city-states

4. The fear of the Persians led to the formation of the “Delian League.” Pericles, the leader of Athens, initiated the crumbling of Greece.

5. Ancient Athens It has a mild climate…

6. Ancient Athens It was rich and powerful…

7. (Remnants) Ancient Athens It sought for human excellence…

8. ZEUS – lord of the sky and supreme ruler HERA – goddess of marriage POSEIDON – god of the sea ATHENA – patroness of wisdom ARTEMIS – patroness of wildlife and the young APOLLO – god of the sun APHRODITE – goddess of love and beauty HERMES – patron of commerce DIONYSUS – god of wine and feasting PAN – god of shepherds and flocks

9. “ONE in the MANY” “The answer is in nature itself…” “Permanence and Change…” “Atomism…” THALES

10. Rhetoric and oratory “…there was no such thing as a universal or absolute truth, valid at all times…” “Everything is relative …”

11. WISEST IS HE WHO KNOWS THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW…

13. THROUGH DIALOGUES MAN CAN “RECOLLECT” HIS INNATE IDEAS…

14. REALITY IS KNOWN THROUGH THE MIND…

15. IDEAS ARE WHAT ARE REAL… THEY LET US UNDERSTAND THE NATURAL WORLD…

16. THROUGH EXPERIMENTA- TION AND OBSERVATION MAN CAN “ACQUIRE” KNOWLEDGE…

17. NATURE IS WHAT IS REAL… IT LET US DEVELOP ABSTRACT IDEAS…

19. TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS FOUND “ABOVE”, IN THE REALM OF IDEAS... TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS FOUND “HERE”, IN THE WORLD OF THINGS... RATIONALISM REALISM

20. MODERN SCIENCE UNIFIES THESE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT…

21. QUESTIONS

22. MERRY CHRISTMAS!