Thursday, October 10, 2013

1) Who was Socrates and How did he teach people how to think?
Socrates was a 70 year old athenian philosopher who liked the thinking process. he asked them a question and then would make the person arrive step by step till they reached the final conclusion.
2) What did philosophia mean to the ancient Greeks?
It is studying the laws of nature and loving wisdom.
3) What was the Socratic Method?
the form of questioning socrates used on the athenian people.
4) Why was Socrates brought to trial?
he was trial for denying the gods.
5) List some quotes about ethical or moral living attributed to Socrates.
Wealth does not bring goodness but goodness bring wealth and every blessing both to the citizen and the Polis.
6) How did Socrates die?
The jury of five hundred found Socrates guilty and made him drink poisonous Hemlock juice.
7) Who was Plato?
He was an aristocrat pupil of Socrates
8) What school did Plato found?
He founded the academy which lasted 900 years after he died.
9) Name two books that Plato wrote.
He wrote the Republic and the Dialogue 
10) Who was Aristotle?  What did he do?
He was one of Plato's Brightest pupils. He founded his own school and wrote up to 200 books.
11) What is syllogism?  Give an example of one.  Who invented it?
It is a method of reasoning that uses three statements. Athenians are greek Socrates is Athenian there for Socrates is Greek. 
12) Who developed the first two steps of the scientific method?
Aristole invented the first two steps.
13) Who developed the Hippocratic Oath?  What is the Hippocratic Oath?
rules that doctors use to protect the patients problems and identity. Hipocrates invented them.

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