Transcript Greek Philosopher Quiz PPT

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS –
WHO AM I?
WAS WELL KNOWN IN ATHENS IN 423 BC FOR HIS
NON-TRADITIONAL TEACHING METHODS. HE DID NOT
KEEP A FORMAL SCHOOL.
SOCRATES
WAS A STUDENT OF SOCRATES.
PLATO
FOUNDED HIS OWN SCHOOL IN ATHENS – THE
LYCEUM.
ARISTOTLE
WROTE THE REPUBLIC.
PLATO
WAS AN INFLUENTIAL WESTERN PHILOSOPHER WHO NEVER
WROTE A WORD HIMSELF. HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE
STUDY OF PHILOSOPHY WAS TO REDIRECT QUERIES TOWARD
QUESTIONS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT. HE BELIEVED A MORAL
LIFE BROUGHT MAN HAPPINESS AND THAT MORALITY WAS
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH
EDUCATION.
SOCRATES
ALEXANDER WAS ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS
STUDENTS.
ARISTOTLE
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE THREE?
SOCRATES (469-399 BC)
PLATO (427-347 BC)
ARISTOTLE (384-322 BC)
HIS WILLINGNESS TO CRITICIZE ARGUMENTS THAT HE
FOUND UNSOUND, REGARDLESS OF SUBJECT,
CHALLENGED AND THREATENED SOME PROMINENT
ATHENIANS.
SOCRATES
FOUNDED THE ACADEMY IN ATHENS – ONE OF THE
FIRST ORGANIZED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION IN THE WESTERN WORLD (ATHENS IN 386
B.C.)
PLATO