Monday, September 17th, 2012

  • Socrates:
  • Philosopher
  • Plato's teacher
  • didn't write anything down
  • Most known for teaching and comminication skills
  • Background:
  • Spent all of his life in Athens except for his Military time
  • on the legislative council of 500
  • Almost nothing is known of his childhood
  • Beliefs:
  • believed that the best way for ppl to live their lives is to focus on self development opposed to the pursuit of material wealth
  • Aristotle:
  • student of Plato
  • wrote 200 trestles only 31 survived
  • Father on the field of logic
  • Background:
  • Born in Stagira
  • son of physician to king of Macedon
  • tutor for Alexander the Great
  • He attended Plato's academy to learn
  • created his own school
  • Plato:
  • Contributed mainly to the philosophy of metaphysics
  • Background:
  • Best writer in western tradition
  • Most influential writer in philosophy
  • born into an Athenian family
  • After meeting Socrates, Plato turned to philosophy
  • Did they know each other?
  • Oui
  • When Socrates was 60 Plato was 20 and came to him as a pupil
  • When Plato was 60 Aristotle was 17 and came to him as a pupil
  • Ranks:
  • 1st: Aristotle- Great writer. One of the most founding figures in western philosophy
  • 2nd: Socrates- Enigmatic figure
  • 3rd: Plato- Founder of academy of Athens
  • Athena:
  • Gods:
  • Zeus- God of the sky and weather
  • Apollo- God of light
  • Artemis- Female god of hunting
  • Aphrodite- Female god of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
  • Posedion- God of the sea, rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses.
  • Venus- God of love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory
  • Ares- God of War, Battle, civil order, and courage.
  • Dionysus- God of Wine and Drunkenness.
  • Hephaestus- God of Technology
  • Athena- God of wisdom and courage
  • Hermes- God of Boundaries and Transitions
  • Hades- King of the Underworld and god of death and the dead, wealth of the earth.
  • Demeter- God of harvest, grain, and fertility of the earth
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