Plato
Where and when was Plato born?
Born in Athens, Greece. 428 BCE
Where and when was Aristotle born?
Stagira, Greece. 384 BCE
Where and when was Socrates born?
Alopece, Greece. 399 BCE.
True or False? Only two of the three famous philosophers affect society today1
False
Who are the three famous philosophers from the golden age of Greece?
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Who was Plato's teacher?
Socrates
Where did Aristotle study and who was his teacher?
The academy in Athens, Plato.
Who did Socrates teach?
Plato and a few other Greek philosophers
Who do these great philosophers inspire in the present?
Many modern geniuses
What is philosophy?
Philosophy is the search for wisdom; the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
What was the incredible learning tool that Plato started?
His academy in Athens
What are some of the fields Aristotle excelled in?
Math, Physics, Biology, Botany, Politics, Agriculture, Medicine, Dance, and Theatre.
What distinguished him from other Greek philosophers?
His ability to connect his mystical experiences to the rational part of the mind.
What did the philosophers put all of western civilization into?
A knowledge based mindset.
What does philosophy literally mean?
What was the idea that Plato introduced?
Plato introduced the idea that their mistakes were due to their not engaging properly with a class of entities he called forms, examples of which are Justice, Beauty, and Equality.
What is Aristotle probably best known for?
Coming up with the first formal form of logic/reasoning.
How does Socrates or his legacy play a large role in modern society?
As being the first person to question what was thought and set off on a quest for wisdom.
Without people having a will to learn, inspired by these famous philosophers, what would we not have today?
Many modern discoveries
What are the three questions that the three great philosophers of the golden age of Greece asked?
"How do we know?”
“What is the truth?”
“What makes life good?”
Why was Plato an important inspiration to many people?
Because although he wasn't the first person to revolutionize philosophy he was the one who really started the golden age of Greece with his academy in Athens inspiring many people to think. Plato is an amazing inspiration to all of us because he shows us that you don’t have to be the first to do something to make a difference.
What did Aristotle write that is the single most studied work in the history of Western ethics?
The Nicomachean Ethics
How did he die and why?
Sentenced to death for “corrupting minds and rejecting the gods”.
Although your personal inspiration may come from someone in the present what is important to remember about these philosophers?
These people were the first to get that ball of discovery and progress rolling.
What is philosophy as an activity?
Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other.