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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 . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Glory that Was Greece
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Do Now 11/12/13
•Please read “Greek Philosophy” and answer one of the four questions on the back of the paper.
•Homework: NONE
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Pivotal Question 1
•Who were the main Greek philosophers after the Peloponnesian War?
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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
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Greek Philosophers
•Three major Greek Philosophers
•Socrates, Aristotle, Plato
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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
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Socrates Death by Hemlock
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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
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•What is knowledge and is it dangerous according to the allegory of the cave?
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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