Wednesday 12-9-12

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

  • Socrates
  1. Philosipher
  2. Taught Plato
  3. Most we know is from Plato
  4. Teaching and Communication
  5. Didn't write things down
  6. Spent life in Athens Except for military
  7. Legislative council of 500
  8. people assumed he went to school
  9. Believed in self development over wealth
  10. intelligence = knowledge of your own ignorance
  • Aristotle
  1. Student of Plato
  2. 200 trestles
  3. Physics and astronomy
  4. Father in field of logic
  5. Born in Stagira
  6. son of a physician to king of Macedon
  7. tutor of Alexander the great
  8. attended Plato's academy
  9. created his own school
  • Plato
  1. Metaphysics
  2. soul must exist before physical aspect
  3. Most influential writer of philosophy
  4. Born into Athenian Family
  5. plato turned to philosophy after meeting socrates
  6. creativa and influential
  7. Best Writer in western tradition
  • Knew each other
  • Ranking
  1. Aristotle - Philosopher, Writer, Good Person
  2. Socrates - Enigmatic
  3. Plato - Founder of Academy of Athens

Religion

  • Gods
  1. Zeus - King of Gods god of sky
  2. Apollo - god of light
  3. Artemis - Goddess of hunting, wild animals and childbirth
  4. Aphrodite - Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
  5. Poseidon - God of sea river floods drought and earthquakes
  6. Ares - god of war battle civil order and courage
  7. Dionysus - God of wine and drunkenness
  8. Hephaestus - God of Technology
  9. Athena - Goddess of wisdom
  10. Hermes - God of Boundaries and transitions
  11. Hades - God of Death and wealth, King of Underworld
  12. Demeter - Goddess Of Harvest Grain Fertility of the earth
  13. Hestia - Goddess of hearth and Agriculture
  14. Hera - Goddess of women and marriage
  • Polytheistic
  • Early Paganism
  • Important to Greek society
  • Please the gods to have good fortune...
  • Prayed because they wanted good things to happend
  • Answers and explanations
  • Why are we here?
  • Why do the things that happen, happen?
  • Religion vs. Mythology
  1. Mythology is a part of religion
  2. Supernatural or sacred
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