Greek Thinkers & Writers

Through __________ and _____________ philosophers believed they could discover laws that governed the universe.

• intuition and faith
• reason and observation

• experiment and belief
• speculation and tradition

3 Greek philosophers

• Homer
• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
• Pythagoras
• Heraclitus

Socrates was an Athenian

• Roman
• Macedonian
• Spartan
• Philosopher

Socrates developed a process known as the __________, a method in which he would as a series of leading questions.

• Socratic analysis
• Socratic method
• Socratic inquiry
• Socratic dialogue

Socrates argued that there were no absolute standards for __________ and ___________.

• happiness and wealth
• truth and justice

• power and fame
• knowledge and wisdom

Plato was a student of

• Aristotle
• Descartes
• Kant
• Socrates

Plato encouraged rational thought. His best example of rational thought was his ________ __________ written in his book called the "republic".

• Cave Allegory

• Cave of Shadows
• Myth of Er
• Theory of Forms

Plato set up a school called the _________ where he taught and wrote about his own beliefs and the beliefs of Socrates.

• Lyceum
• Academy
• Forum
• School of Athens

Plato's book "The Republic" rejected Athenian ___________ because it condemned Socrates.

• monarchy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• tyranny

Plato argued that the ____________ should regulate every aspect of a citizens life in order to provide for their best interests.

• democratic council
• military leader
• State

• tyrant ruler