Greece
Chapter 6-Section 2
Reading Check Questions:
Question 4:
a) Socrates' teaching method helped him accomplish his purpose because he asked questions that forced students to test their own values and ideas and his way of teaching through questions has become known as the Socratic Method.
b) In Plato's Republic, the main characters of the ideal government described were that Plato's ideal rulers were philosophers and they were chosen for their wisdom, ability, and high ideals.
c) Aristotle's view of the principles of government differ from Plato's since Plato emphasized and aristocracy when Aristotle emphasized a monarch, aristocracy and democracy.
d) The Greek's view of practical scientific knowledge tended to center on the material source of things. Aristotle, regarded as the father of science, was the first to realize the importance of empirical measurement.
e) The dramatic styles developed by the Greeks reveal their belief in gods and their relationship with humans about their country.
Question 4:
a) Socrates' teaching method helped him accomplish his purpose because he asked questions that forced students to test their own values and ideas and his way of teaching through questions has become known as the Socratic Method.
b) In Plato's Republic, the main characters of the ideal government described were that Plato's ideal rulers were philosophers and they were chosen for their wisdom, ability, and high ideals.
c) Aristotle's view of the principles of government differ from Plato's since Plato emphasized and aristocracy when Aristotle emphasized a monarch, aristocracy and democracy.
d) The Greek's view of practical scientific knowledge tended to center on the material source of things. Aristotle, regarded as the father of science, was the first to realize the importance of empirical measurement.
e) The dramatic styles developed by the Greeks reveal their belief in gods and their relationship with humans about their country.