Greek Philosophers

“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”Aristotle

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." Socrates

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." Plato

Above are the 3 heavy hitters among a huge team of great Greek philosophers. Their names would appear on any Western list of history's most important philosophers.



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Here is some information about Greek philosophy. 

2. Who are the big 3 in philosophy?

3. How did they know each other?

4. What is the Socrates Method? Do you think this is an effective method? How do you feel about this method?

5. Who was put to death by the government (by drinking hemlock). Why would he do such a thing?

6. Who wrote The Republic, one of the most important works in philosophy and did much in shaping our sense of morality and justice in the Western World.