1. The Ring of Gyges

2. The Great Three Plato (429 - 347) Socrates (469 - 399)
Greek Philosophers (500BC – 200BC) Timeline
The Great Three
Plato, 20, meets Socrates, 60
Aristotle, 17, meets Plato, 62
Plato ( )
500 BC
200 BC
Socrates ( )
Aristotle ( )

3. Apology Socrates (470-399 BC) Plato (427-347 BC)
Aristotle ( BC)

4. Meaning of Life
To pursue truth, justice and the greatest improvement of the soul

5. Apology What does “Apology” mean? Characters: Meletus = Poets
Anytus = Craftsmen / Politicians
Lycon = Rhetoricians

6. Apology Socratic Wisdom Socratic Method
Socrates 2 Conceptions of Death

7. 1. Charges against Socrates
2. The action of the story
3. Horses
4. Intentional?
5. Reductio ad absurdum
6. 1st Vote
7. 2nd Vote

8. 8. Socrates 2 conceptions of death
9. “The unexamined life is not worth living”
10. “Heaping up the wealth and honor, yet caring so little about truth, justice and the greatest improvement of the soul”
11. Pirates of the Caribbean
12. Who is the only one who can hurt your soul

9. 1st Argument (1) The wisest man will possess the most wisdom
(2) The Politicians do not possess the most wisdom
(3) The Poets do not possess the most wisdom
(4) The craftsmen do not possess the most wisdom
(5) Socrates possesses the most wisdom
Therefore
(6) Socrates is the wisest man

10. 2nd Argument (1) It is easier to train horses than children
(2) The best horses have only a few trainers
Therefore
(3) Children will have only a few trainers

11. 3rd Argument (1) Corrupt people will hurt you Therefore
(2) You would not intentionally corrupt your neighbors
(3) Socrates would not intentionally corrupt the youth of his city

12. 4th Argument (1) Socrates believes in demigods
(2) To believe in demigods, one must believe in gods
Therefore
(3) Socrates must believe in gods