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Poly-Theistic
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the belief in or worship of more than one god.
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Emotions gods
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The Greek gods expressed themselves through the human emotions of anger, lust, jealousy, love, passion, and compassion. And many of them were personifications of just that...for example Eros (love), Styx (hate) |
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Four Greek virtues
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1.courage: not fearlessness but continuing to do right in the face of fear. 2. justice: the ability to act with fairness and without bias toward others 3. wisdom (prudence): a person's ability to judge his/her actions as appropriate or inappropriate. 4. moderation: the ability to act with self-control |
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Need 5 things to flourish (obtain the virtues) in Greek society:
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INTERNAL: 1. Know what the virtue is 2. Know how to obtain that virtue: Small Daily Acts 3. Have the moral strength to obtain virtue: "Will-Power" EXTERNAL: 4. Material Goods: To thrive 5. Friends: It is too hard to be alone |
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Metaphysics
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a branch philosophy investigating the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it. Attempts to answer: 1. Ultimately, what is there? 2. What is it? Deals with the first principles of things: being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time and space. |
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Hades (as he/it relates to death and life of the Greeks)
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All Greeks went to Hades. So, they spent their lives trying to make a name for themselves...so they could live on after death. But also, they did not worry about their actions nearly as much as we do in Western society, because there was no stake in death, no consequence (as everyone ended up at the same place) Glory on Earth: so deeds will echo in history because there is nothing for them after death. |
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Socratic Method
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A form of cooperative, argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presumptions. The most powerful teaching tactic for fostering critical thinking. |
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Socrates as a midwife
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Describes his work as that of a midwife who helps others give birth to wisdom that is them.
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Socrates' death
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He was found guilty of two things; 1. corrupting the youth of the city-state by asking politico-philosphico questions of his students 2. Impiety of the state by: failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledged and by introducing new gods. |
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