Who are they?
How did the Greek people answer questions about how the world works?
Using stories about the gods
One of the most famous philosophers
What were the two philosophical groups?
Stoics and Epicurians
Who was Plato?
A student of Socrates
Who was Aristotle a student of?
Plato
What were Greek philosophers known as?
"The ones who loved knowledge."
What did he develop?
The Socratic Method
Which group believed in a simple life without luxuries?
The Stoics
Who was a student of Plato?
Aristotle
Where did Aristotle attend?
Plato's Academy
How did Greek philosophers get to be philosophers?
They studied the world around them and answered questions.
How was he executed?
by drinking poison
Which group believed in a life that was meant to be enjoyed, but never to excess?
The Epicurians
What is something else Plato did?
Recorded Socrates' discussions with his students
What was Aristotle know for?
His writing and abilities as a rhetorician
Greek scholars
What did he want for people?
He wanted them to think for themselves.
What did these groups influence?
Life then and their writing still do today
What did Plato create?
A school where his ideas could be taught
What did Aristotle study?
Astronomy, biology, mathematics, ethics, poetry, physics, and politics