Three very influential Philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, became some of the most well known and foundational philosophers to the world of psychology, religion, and philosophy. Through many years of instruction and travels Socrates had developed theories that later influenced Plato’s dialogues and Aristotle’s books. This built the foundation for the Western Style of thinking and psychology. Thousands of psychologists are influenced through their teachers and theories that they develop are built around Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle’s theories. All three philosophers are very influential and their methods and theories are put into everyday life.
Socrates had developed many theories and methods that affect people in their everyday …show more content…
The most significant student would be Plato, who would venture on Socrates’s footsteps as a philosopher. In 399 B.C Socrates, was put on trial for worshiping those of the earth and not of the sky. “Socrates: is guilty of wrongdoing in that he busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth; he makes the worse into the stronger argument, and he teaches these same things to others.” (Plato 399 BC). In the trial, Socrates asked the jury and the court to why he was being put on trial and got this response. Socrates decided to lash out since he was angered at the court’s reason. “Now I want to prophesy to those who convicted me, for I am at the point when men prophesy most, when they are about to die. I say gentlemen, to those who voted to kill me, that vengeance will come upon you immediately after my death, a vengeance much harder to bear than that which you took in killing me.” Through the trial, debates had broken out that Socrates was corrupting Greece’s youth. After reading Plato’s Dialogue I came to the conclusion that the Greek democratic society was afraid of this new of thought. The trial concluded with a forced execution of Socrates. Socrates had left no books or writings, all that we know from his life is in Plato’s dialogues. This can show that he had influenced Plato to build upon the foundation of western style of thinking. Plato had gone on to work with Socrates and develop his own academy. Socrates designed the foundation that western style thinking and philosophy will be built
Socrates had developed many theories and methods that affect people in their everyday …show more content…
The most significant student would be Plato, who would venture on Socrates’s footsteps as a philosopher. In 399 B.C Socrates, was put on trial for worshiping those of the earth and not of the sky. “Socrates: is guilty of wrongdoing in that he busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth; he makes the worse into the stronger argument, and he teaches these same things to others.” (Plato 399 BC). In the trial, Socrates asked the jury and the court to why he was being put on trial and got this response. Socrates decided to lash out since he was angered at the court’s reason. “Now I want to prophesy to those who convicted me, for I am at the point when men prophesy most, when they are about to die. I say gentlemen, to those who voted to kill me, that vengeance will come upon you immediately after my death, a vengeance much harder to bear than that which you took in killing me.” Through the trial, debates had broken out that Socrates was corrupting Greece’s youth. After reading Plato’s Dialogue I came to the conclusion that the Greek democratic society was afraid of this new of thought. The trial concluded with a forced execution of Socrates. Socrates had left no books or writings, all that we know from his life is in Plato’s dialogues. This can show that he had influenced Plato to build upon the foundation of western style of thinking. Plato had gone on to work with Socrates and develop his own academy. Socrates designed the foundation that western style thinking and philosophy will be built