.jpg)
What qualities or characteristics define a philosopher? We started today's class by talking about what makes a philosopher a philosopher and listing some of those factors. Then we talked about three philosophers in particular: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Two others came up in our reading: Democritus and Thales. Pick one of these philosophers and find some information on the web and post it as a comment. Feel free to post whatever you want about them along with the website you found it!
Tomorrow we will discuss drama and the arts and apply it to the fourth and final essential question. On Wednesday we will have a map quiz and Friday will be the first assessment about ancient Greece!
This blog will be used to discuss concepts and make connections. All students in my classes are encouraged to visit this site and make contributions.
Followers
Blog Archive
-
▼
2011
(63)
-
▼
February
(19)
- An Epic Story
- Unit One Assessment
- Greece Assessment #1 Tomorrow/Essential Question #4
- Map Quiz
- Socrates and the Arts (Class 02/22/2011)
- Philosophy
- Ancient Greek Religion, Democracy, and Discussion ...
- Pericles
- 6.2 Vocabulary Review
- Thucydides and Greek Democracy
- Work Day
- The End of an Era in Egypt
- And that is how democracy impacted the world...
- Essential Question #2 (Ancient Greece)
- Famous Greek Americans (E.C.)
- and then there was DEMOCRACY
- Democracy, Greece, and the World
- Cause and Effect (Friday's Class)
- The Consequences of Geography
-
▼
February
(19)
7 comments:
FIRST COMMENT!!!! I BEAT MACK!! wow
Democritus was nevertheless well-known to his fellow northern-born philosopher Aristotle. Plato is said to have disliked him so much that he wished all his books burned. Many consider Democritus to be the "father of modern science"
Got that stuff here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democritus
Thales was considered to be the first true mathematician, he used Geometry to figure out how far ships were from shore,and the hight of pyramids. He was considered the "Father of Science" though it is argued that Democritus really deserves that title!
I got that at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales
Hey wake up sleepy head!!!!! I would like to learn!! HEHE :)
"I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person."
Socrates, quoted by Plato, 'The Death of Socrates'
Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC)
Just Inspiring!!
Post a Comment