Monday, September 8, 2014

9/6

Today in class we went over all the definitions again and Mr.Schick told us to write the revised version in this blogg 
Agora-was a central spot in ancient Greek city-states. The literal meaning of the word is "gathering place" or "assembly". The Agora was the center of athletic, artistic, spiritual and political life of the city.
Arete-in its basic sense, means "excellence of any kind", the term may also mean "moral virtue." " The act of living up to their full potential."
Polis-Central Urban area of Athens. It mean citizenship and body of citizen
The year 508 BC- The year Athens was founded and birth of democracy.
Socrates- ancient greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of western philosophy, along wih plato and arostotal.
The Death of Socrates- In this story, Socrates has been convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and introducing strange gods, and has been sentenced to die by hamlock/ poison
Socratic method-is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical ideas and to illuminate ideas.

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