Socrates/Plato vs. Aristotle
Socrates/Plato:
Aristotle:
Similarities:
- Taught that education was the key to personal growth
- did not use memorization as a hopeful teaching tool
- criticized democracy
- dealt with government, education, justice and religion
- believed unskilled people should not hold positions of power
Aristotle:
- Believed that monarchy, aristocracy and democracy were equally good forms of government
- wanted to create a limited democracy
- tried to learn what brings happiness to people
- believed that every field of knowledge had to be studied logically
Similarities:
- All were teachers
- all were philosophers
- used questioning as a teaching strategy
- had views dealing with politics