western civ day 26

Philosopherlapalooza- Socrates

- looked to science and logic (not the mythological gods) for explanation of how the world worked
- the Socratic method fostered critical thinking
- "the unexamined life is not worth living."
- Socrates was charged with serious crimes
            ~ impiety (disrespecting of the gods)
            ~ corrupting the youth of Athens
- at his trial, he described himself as a stinging gadfly, and Athens as a lazy old horse
- did not deny what he had done; asked for free dinners
- found guilty by an Athenian jury, and sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock

Plato Carries on

 - Plato was a student and follower of Socrates
- he wrote out Socrates' teachings, and described his trial in Apology
- Republic was Socrates' discussion of justice and the ideal state-one of the most influential books on philosophy ever written (it includes the Allegory of the cave)

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