By: Rachel Babs

&

Jocelyn Lovell

Born in Athens 428BC

Student of Socrates

Founder of Academy

Teacher of Aristotle

Classical Greek philosopher

Natural Philosophy

Died 347BC

Boundaries are set out by nature such as birth death and the tides of the oceans these should serve as a guide to our laws.

Idealism (beauty, truth, mathematical concepts i.e. class)

Laws are too abstract

Justice is different for everyone as everyone is different

The Republic

“Philosopher King”

All societies fail to meet utopia

They do not promote the good of all

Did not believe in Democracy

Didn’t understand why we gave unintelligent people a vote

State control

Leader should be trained from youth

leader should be the smartest person not the most popular

No law or ordinance

is mightier than

understanding. Good people do not need laws to tell them

to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the

laws.

Be Kind for

everyone you

meet is

fighting a

hard battle

Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil

If women are expected

to do the same work as

men, we must teach

them the same things

He is considered the most wide ranging influential historical philosopher

Influence on Christian theology

everyone should strive to be the best they can be

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Philosopher King

Abstract

Socrates

Yes

Athens

Natural

No

Democracy

Aristotle