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Lecture on Socrates ( 470-399 BC)

Lecture on Socrates ( 470-399 BC). Socrates 470-399 BC. Divided philosophy into 2 groups Pre-Socratics After were based upon his ethics and methods Philosophers versus Sophists Believed in a single, all powerful God Used dialectics (Socratic Method) to find ultimate truth. Socrates.

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Lecture on Socrates ( 470-399 BC)

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  1. Lecture on Socrates(470-399 BC) www.assignmentpoint.com

  2. Socrates470-399 BC • Divided philosophy into 2 groups • Pre-Socratics • After were based upon his ethics and methods • Philosophers versus Sophists • Believed in a single, all powerful God • Used dialectics (Socratic Method) to find ultimate truth www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Socrates • Taken to trial (Apology) • Convicted—he did not put on a defense • Sentenced to death • Drank hemlock (Phaedo) www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Socrates • Simple man • Stonemason • Shrewish wife • Loyal service in the war • Incredible concentration • Wisest man in Athens (oracle) • Gad fly (Dialectics/Socratic method) • “The unexamined life is not worth living.” www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Socrates • Convicted of “corrupting the youth” • Described as “the best and wisest” and “most noble” man www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates www.assignmentpoint.com

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