Class Starter & Word of the Day: COPY THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR NOTEBOOK WRITE THE DATE & TOPIC GREEK PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy-“Philo-” means love, and “-sophia” means wisdom, so the word “philosophy” really means “the love of wisdom.” Basically, philosophy is thinking about the world and making sense out of it.
- Socrates: lived from 469-399 BC, “Father of Philosophy”
- Plato: one of Socrates’ most famous students. Socrates didn’t actually write down any of his philosophies or philosophical teachings, so most of what we know about him is through the writings of Plato
- The Academy of Plato-famous school founded by Plato to carry on his old teacher’s ideas.
- Aristotle– Philosopher & scientist; Best known for being the student of Plato & the teacher of Alexander the Great.
Analyze the painting, School of Athens (by Raphael the Renaissance painter)
- Which figure do you think is Plato? Aristotle?
- What do you think they are doing?
Meet the figures of Raphael’s School of Athens painting. For your class starter, go to the link http://www.phschool.com/atschool/california/webcodes/history_interactive/mwp-5153/common_player.html
Click on each “hotspot” to learn about the person. (There are 7 famous Greeks depicted in the painting.) Write information about each on the same sheet of paper as the WOD & Class Starter Questions.
Listen to an excerpt from Plato’s Apology. The original speech was delivered in court by Socrates. Socrates was arguing against the accusations against him-impiety (lack of respect) for the gods and corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens. In his oration (speech) Socrates presents his defense against the charges and explains his life mission the pursuit of truth and wisdom.
We will be reading a play in class today The Trial of Socrates.
World History 