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Old Athenian soldier and stonecutter

Questioned accepted values of Athens: democracy, patriotism, & religion

People must examine their ideas by the standard of truth and reason

Three prosecutors accused him of not accepting the gods of Athens and of corrupting the young

The prosecutors proposed death penalty

Found guilty

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

The unexamined life is not worth living for man

Wealthy idealist who declared that average citizens were unable to govern wisely

Established the Academy which ran for 900 years

The Republic

Allegory of the Cave

Philosopher Kings

Dominated thought in Europe for nearly 1,500 years

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

Death is not the worst that can happen to men

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men

Pupil of Plato

Believed that every truth followed from other truths

Helped to develop rational, scientific thought

Politcs

A friend is a second self

Happiness depends upon ourselves

Greek Philosophers

Taboo Review

1. Aristotle

2. Socrates

3. Plato

4. "The Republic"

5. "Politics"

6. Philosopher King

B

D

C

A: Muhammad

B: Plato

C. Socrates

D. Lao-tzu

He who trusts any man with supreme power gives it to a wild beast, for such his appetite sometimes makes him: passion influences those in power, even the best of men, but law is reason without desire...

Aristotle

...for the administration of justice...is the principle of order in political society

- Aristotle

A: the direct election of members of the legislature

B: the power of the courts to review the law

C: the granting of emergency powers ot the chief executive

D: the requirement that government actions must adhere to the law

Which feature of modern Western democratic government reflects Aristotle's views as given above?

From Aristotle's statement above, it can be inferred that

A: monarchs protect citizens from tyranny

B: only elected officials should impose laws

C: laws maintain the stability of the nation

D: majority rule ensures a stable government

Who believed that in an ideal society the government should be controlled by a class of "philosopher kings"?

Conclusion

3 min

Socrates

7 min, Extra Enrichment

Plato

Rulers of utopia

3 min

Vision of the perfectly governed society was not democracy

7 min, Extra Enrichment

4 min

3 min

Aristotle

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