1. The Cosmologists Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

2. Socrates s “Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers.” “Envy is the ulcer of the soul.” “The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. “

3. Socrates  470 B.C. to 399 B.C. Soldier in the Peloponnesian War before becoming a teacher. Did not believe that teachers should be paid to teach; did not believe in memorization Evil could result from ignorance Socratic Method – persistent questioning Criticized democracy – made many enemies Put on trial and convicted for corrupting the minds of Athenian Youth The unexamined life is not worth living!!

4. Plato

5. Plato - 427B.C. to 347B.C. Student of Socrates Recorded his ideas Wealthy, young aristocrat Founded the Academy Wrote dialogues, The Republic People should do the work for which they are best suited. Aristocracy based on intelligence, reasoning, and education What would Socrates say?

6. Aristotle

7. Aristotle - 384 BC to 322 BC Student of Plato Collected and organized facts – Classified plants and animals Balance, order and restraint Studied 150 city-states – Best gov’t contained a middle class An aristocracy can be easily corrupted!!