| THIS WEEK'S LESSON: The Era of Antiquity |
| This week we are learning about the Era of Antiquity and the philosophers that were a part of it. The three philosopher's were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Let's Begin. Socrates was rationalist and was identified by the idea of rationalism. This was true for Plato as well, but back to Socrates. Socrates felt it was necessary to establish a solid foundation for our knowledge. He believed that, that foundation laid in the man's reason. Plato, as I have said, was a rationalist. This is not really a shock because he was also a student of Socrates. Plato had his own phili- sophical project and it was the relationship between what is eternal and imutable. Plato's entire philosophy was based around ideas, and how everything flowed. He used the world of ideas to explain things in nature and life. Aristotle was a pupil of Plato, but he was not a rationalsit. He was an empiricists. The empiricists believed in empricism, or the belief in senses. Aristotle's project was the study of nature. |
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| Hello to all who know they know nothing. Come and join those thay want to delve into the era of Antiquity. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will live on forever. |
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| 1. What do we know if we know we don't know anything? 2. How can a baker bake fifty absolutely identical cookies? 3. Why are all horses the same? 4. Does man, in your opinion, have animmortal soul? 5. Are men and women equally sensible? |
| Questions for this lesson: Food for Thought |
| ASSIGNMENTS: |
| 11/14: Research the philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and then write a one page paper on each. 11/16: Write a comic that would take place between Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle if they were to meet one day in Athens. 11/18: Read pgs. 55-80 in your book. Memorize vocabulary for quiz. |
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