Upload
omari-raffel
View
221
Download
2
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
First FiveFirst Five
What did Thales believe all things were made of?
What did Anixemenes think all things were made of?
What do you call philosophers who think the world is made of one substance?
What did Thales believe all things were made of?
What did Anixemenes think all things were made of?
What do you call philosophers who think the world is made of one substance?
Introduction to PhilosophyIntroduction to Philosophy
Part IIPart II
Remember the MonistsRemember the Monists
Early philosophers attempted to find order in the worldRejected the idea that the gods ran
thingsTried to find out what we were
made ofWater, air, the infinite, etc.
The “Pre Socratics”
Early philosophers attempted to find order in the worldRejected the idea that the gods ran
thingsTried to find out what we were
made ofWater, air, the infinite, etc.
The “Pre Socratics”
Three Branches of Philosophy
Three Branches of Philosophy
Metaphysics:What is real, how did everything come
into being, is everything orderly or chaotic?
Epistemology:Theories about knowledge and truth
Axiology:Theories about values (right and wrong)
Metaphysics:What is real, how did everything come
into being, is everything orderly or chaotic?
Epistemology:Theories about knowledge and truth
Axiology:Theories about values (right and wrong)
Ancient EuropeAncient Europe
Ancient GreeceAncient Greece
The SophistsThe Sophists
Sophia: Greek word meaning “wisdom”
Sophists: The wise ones
Sophists are revolutionariesIndividualistic, arrogant, argumentativeTeach only for payWilling to take any side of any argument
Sophia: Greek word meaning “wisdom”
Sophists: The wise ones
Sophists are revolutionariesIndividualistic, arrogant, argumentativeTeach only for payWilling to take any side of any argument
SophistsSophists
Sophists travel from city to cityLearn about different culturesRealize not every culture thinks the
same, or has the same beliefs about how to do things
There may not be ONE right way to do things
Sophists travel from city to cityLearn about different culturesRealize not every culture thinks the
same, or has the same beliefs about how to do things
There may not be ONE right way to do things
Sophists—The Original Hippies
Sophists—The Original Hippies
RelativismRelativismThere is no ONE way to do things
We can’t say something is ALWAYS right or ALWAYS wrong.
Everything happens in contextDifferent situations merit different
beliefs
“Everything is relative”
There is no ONE way to do things
We can’t say something is ALWAYS right or ALWAYS wrong.
Everything happens in contextDifferent situations merit different
beliefs
“Everything is relative”
The Classical EraThe Classical Era
Three philosophers usher in a golden era of thought and ideas in Ancient Greece
They provided the classic formula of Western Philosophy
Focused on knowledge, truth, and values
Three philosophers usher in a golden era of thought and ideas in Ancient Greece
They provided the classic formula of Western Philosophy
Focused on knowledge, truth, and values
SocratesSocrates
PlatoPlato
AristotleAristotle
Raphael- School of AthensRaphael- School of Athens
Plato and AristotlePlato and Aristotle
SocratesSocrates
Discussion: You’re a Sophist
Discussion: You’re a Sophist
Come up with five reasons why the Death Penalty should be allowed
Five reasons why the Death Penalty should not be allowed
Be ready to argue either side
Come up with five reasons why the Death Penalty should be allowed
Five reasons why the Death Penalty should not be allowed
Be ready to argue either side
Discussion: You’re a Sophist
Discussion: You’re a Sophist
Come up with five reasons why high school students should have to wear uniforms.
Come up with five reasons why high school students should NOT have to wear uniforms.
Be ready to argue either position
Come up with five reasons why high school students should have to wear uniforms.
Come up with five reasons why high school students should NOT have to wear uniforms.
Be ready to argue either position