Plato
Who did Plato teach?
Aristotle
What year was Socrates born in?
470 BCE
Who is Thales considered to be?
The first Greek philosopher.
How did Ancient Greek philosophy originate?
People doubting mythology
Who inspired Plato to become a philosopher?
Socrates
What belief was Socrates the first to disagree with openly?
Polytheism
Who believed in reincarnation?
Pythagoras
When did the peak for Ancient Greek philosophy begin?
When famous philosophers began teaching
What did Plato's family do?
His dad was a politician
Which two famous philosophers did he teach and inspire?
Plato and Xenophon
Who thought that the creation of the world had to do with opposites attracting
Anaximander
What was Ancient Greek philosophy about when it first came about
Mainly about how the world began
What job was he expected to pursue?
Plato was expected to become a politician.
What was the Socratic Ignorance?
The concept that there was a lot of things unclear in life that could never be found out even by the brightest of minds
Xenophanes disagreeded with Greek religion. What kind of god did he believe in?
He believed in a monotheistic god
Where did Greek philosophy begin?
Ionian cities in the Asian minor
Why did Plato leave Athens?
To get a better perspective on how others thought.
Why didn’t Socrates escape, even though his friends offered to help?
He believed in the law and didn't want to break it
Who was the most famous Ancient Greek philosopher?
Socrates
Close your eyes and name four philosophers that we mentioned in our lessons.
Socrates, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Plato, Thales, Xenophanes, Kandinsky (any four)