1. How can people find happiness?
What makes some actions good and others bad?
Is it better to obey the rules of society or follow your own judgement?
Can we ever truly know anything?

2. Classical Philosophy
Began as debates about ___________ conduct and morality
Sought universal ________________ about how human beings and the universe worked
Some early philosophers paved the way for __________________________________
While Rome also produced some philosophers, they all built upon the foundations laid by the great Greek philosophers: Socrates, ________ and Aristotle

3. socrates Questioned all generally _____________________ ideas
Made _________________ of powerful people in Athens
Spent life searching for someone who _________________________
Believed in a ______ and that all people should strive for goodness
Tried to _______________ good morals and a “good life”
Lived in Athens ( BCE)
Lived in poverty
Wandered the streets of Athens engaging people in philosophic debates
Left no writings

4. THE SOCRATIC METHOD Used ______________________ method for discussions
He asked _________________
_________________ responded
Then used _______________ to show the student the flaws in his response, gaps in his knowledge or unanswered parts of the question
He questioned everything including the existence of multiple gods, which eventually got him charged with atheism
He was foreced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock

5. PLATO Socrates’ _____________ student
We know about Socrates’ ideas because he was the central figure in _____________________
Established The Academy where he taught philosophy and ______
The Republic is the first work of political science and argues that only ________________________ can be just rulers
Idea of “the Good” influenced Christian thinkers because it’s similar to their ideas about _____
BCE
Some have said that all later philosophy is merely footnotes to Plato

6. ARISTOTLE ______________ student Tutor to ______________________
Began his own ______: The Lyceum
Interested in philosophy, but also biology, _______________, physics and psychology
Collected and classified many plants and animals, laying the foundation for _________________
Believed a ____________________ must be tested (part of modern scientific method)
BCE
TRY OUT SOCRATIC METHOD:
How can people find happiness?
What makes some actions good and others bad?
Is it better to obey the rules of society or follow your own judgement?
Can we ever truly know anything?
Is censorship ever permissible?
What is the meaning of life?