The Story of Philosophy Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Will Durant
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Story of Philosophy Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Will Durant
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Plato

• Socrates influence over the young men of Athens who uses his method to raise questions resulting in what becomes the root of European philosophy.

• Plato, a young aristocrat, comes under the influence of Socrates and is stricken by his death.

• Plato becomes committed to the destruction of democracy and supports rule of state by the wisest and best. Plato also is suspected by democratic leaders.

• Plato returns for exile and begins to write in 387 B.C. in a style that combines philosophy and poetry, science, and art.
• The Dialogue on The Republic includes Socrates asking questions in the house of the wealthy aristocrat Cephalus.

• Plato guides the questions until the conclusion for the best government is Utopia with a ruling philosopher-king.

• Plato concludes that political problems continue because man is not content with a simple life, driven to acquisition by greed and luxury.

• The psychological problem of...

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