Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato & Aristotle

What is Philosophy?

• Ideas about education and human health

• Ideas about goals and achievements in a person's life

• Ideas about the past, present and future of mankind

• Ideas about truth, nature of man and behaviors

What do philosophers believe is the most important factor in life?

• Being in a good place mentally

• Examining (thinking about) everything in life mentally

• Challenging others mentally about their views on life

• The mind is a beautiful thing to waste

Philosophy can also be defined as...

• a job requiring deep thinking and knowledge of all things

• the love of nature

• the love of life

• the love of wisdom

What are some examples of philosophical questions?

• questions that have many acceptable answers

• questions that have only 1 correct answer

• questions that have only wrong answers

• any question a philosopher asks

Socrates said "The unexamined life is..."

• a sad existence

• a wasted life

• not worth living

• not worth it

What does "objective" mean?

• not confrontational

• not right or wrong

• always right

• always wrong

Where did philosophy begin?

• Athens, Greece

• Delphi, Egypt

• Sparta, Greee

• Corinth, Greece

What did Socrates believe in?

• questioning the government

• questioning the people in charge

• questioning authorities

• questioning everything

What was Plato's book called?

• Philosophy

• Republic

• Democracy

• Academy

Aristotle created the Golden Mean which is...

• anything in excess (too much of it) is bad

• anything thats good is a bad thing

• humans are bad by nature

• humans are generally good by nature