Philosophy And Education

Philosophy : “ An organized system of thought.” Comes from the Greek term: Love of Wisdom

“ An organized system of thought.”

Comes from the Greek term:

Love of Wisdom

Thucydides: Greatest Historian of the Ancient World The End of Ancient Greece… As we knew it.

Socrates A sculptor, whose true love was Philosophy Taught for no pay. Created the Socratic Method – questions and answers

A sculptor, whose true love was Philosophy

Taught for no pay.

Created the Socratic Method – questions and answers

Plato A Student of Socrates The Greatest Philosopher of Western Civilization Unlike Socrates, he wrote down his thinking

A Student of

Socrates

The Greatest Philosopher of Western Civilization

Unlike Socrates, he

wrote down his thinking

Aristotle A student of Plato Wide ranging interests including ethics, logic, politics, poetry, astronomy, geology, biology, and physics.

A student of Plato

Wide ranging interests including ethics, logic, politics, poetry, astronomy, geology, biology, and physics.

Herodotus Author of “History of the Persian Wars” It is commonly regarded as the first real history in Western Civilization.

Author of “History of the Persian Wars”

It is commonly regarded as the first real history in Western Civilization.

Thucydides The greatest historian of the ancient world. An Athenian General who fought in the Peloponnesian War. Wrote “History of the Peloponnesian War”

The greatest historian of the ancient world.

An Athenian General who fought in the Peloponnesian War.

Wrote “History of the Peloponnesian War”

Eratosthenes Astronomer – determined that earth is round calculated circumference 24,676 miles very close to the actual figure.

Astronomer – determined that earth is round calculated circumference 24,676 miles

very close to the actual figure.

Euclid Mathematician who wrote the Elements, which was a text book on plane geometry that is still used today.

Mathematician who wrote the Elements, which was a text book on plane geometry that is still used today.