Plato Socrates and aerostatal
Plato's Philosophies- Science, Mathematics
Background: He wa the son of wealthy and influential parents. Born in 427 B.C. Plato was taught by socrates. He began his career as a writer, plato founded the Academy of Athens.
Socrates: Accomplishments: He saved the life of Alcibiades, The popular Athenian General.
HE taught his students to use their rational understanding to rediscover knowledge they already had
Born in 469 B.C. and died in 399 B.C. Socrates was born the son of a stonemason and spent all of his life in Athens maintaining the family business. Socrates Wife, Xanthippe, was condemned by the sources as a
He was accused of sacrilege and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates spent one month on death row before being forced to drink poisen made from hemlock. Aristotle: Accomplishments: started the study of logic and came upwith 4 causes that contribute to the movement of entelechy- realization of potential. they are the answers to the questions why or what is the explination of this.
He showed great insight in moral philosophy. started his own school, taught Alexander the Great and Startted Mathematical logic. He is known as the father of Biology cause he was the first person to classify organisms as either plants or animals. Aristotle believed that the earth was Round smaller than the stars and that the earth unlike Heavenly bodies is a rest
he certainly made significant contributions to astronomy simply bby observing how nature behaved. aerostotle proposed a 5th element Aether- a devine substance that makes up the heavenly shpere sand bodies(stars and planets) He described aether as something that couldnt be combined with other elements
Born in 384 B.C. died in 322 B.C.
Was taught by Plato
Government in Greece
THe athenians had a democracy form of government
They laid a foundation of what became Athens Democracy
Why they have it: Before the concept of political state, four tribes based on family relationships dominated the area
the members had certain rights obligations and privileges
this failed so they appointed solon with a mandate to create a new consitution.
who was allowed: all free men were allowed to particioate in Athenian Democracy. All mail citizens
Branches and bodies: legislative Branch judicial branch, Judicial branch, assembly of 6000, council of 500 Arbitrition, Jury courts and Areopagos and executive branch magistrates, law enforcement, People liked it cause they had freedom whenever they wanted it. ex. raise and lower taxes.
Critics: non Athenians had a high opinion of their Constitution. Thucydides blamed the loss of athenian empire on incompetent leadership.
Key players: athenean constitution took about 150 years to reach the point most people today call democracy.
Dracon Solon Peisistratus
Cleisthenes
Elections: people do not elect representatives to vote on their behalf but vote on legislation and executive bills in their own right.
Participation was not open but the ingroup of participants was constituted with no reference to economic class and they participated on a large scale
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