SOCRATES

BACKGROUND INFO

• Socrates were not a fan of sophist,he thought that there were a real right and wrong (1)
• He refused to be resued.He did choose to drink poison.His ideas and teaching were considered corrupting
• and he was sentenced to death by the Athenian government (2)
• Socrates did not leave behind any written work,we have learned of his philosophies through writings
• By his student,Plato (3)

WHY ARE THEY FAMOUS??

• Because of the Socratic method,way of teaching developed by Socrates
• That used a question-and-answer format to force student to use their reason
• To see things for themselves (1)
• He is known as the father of political philosophy ethics and western philosophy (2)
• Socrates studies and theories are of high importance to our society today(3)

IMPACT ON THE WORLD

• Socrates was a critic of democracy politics because of the Socratic method
• that has influenced the widely use scientific method used by scientists today (1)
• Plato was a devoted follower of Socrates and one of his best students.He went on
• after Socrates death to write many dialogues of Socrates teaching and philosophies (2)
• Socrates,Plato,and Aristotle have greatly influenced the modern western philosophy

IMPACT ON THE WORLD

• Their impact on Europe and the world is widely known appreciated

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Spielvogel,Jackson. World History Journey Across Time The Early Ages.
• Columbus:Glencoe,McGraw-Hill,2005 (1)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TgU7gRGO8A&feature=youtube_gdata
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TgU7gRGO8A&feature=youtube_gdata