Chapter III Greek Wisdom on Man The proper way to solve the problem of man is to first inquire into and discover the true nature of man. - Socrates,Plato and Aristotle
Reflection
The Cosmic Computer Brain compared to a computer Both have limitless, potentially infinite memory Both can solve all problems of man, present and future by programming Both can solve any problem by instantaneous recall of the required data or information from their cosmic memory
Socrates Born: 469 B.C. Birthplace: Athens, Greece Died: 399 B.C. (execution by poison) Best Known As: The great Greek philosopher who drank hemlock
Socratic
Method
It is the method he used wherein he teaches to the streets of Athens rather than to classroom
The Processes of Socratic Method Ironic Process Serves to make the seeker after knowledge,clear his mental decks for action.It rids the mind of prejudices and leads to a humble and sincere sincere confession of ignorance ignorance
Maieutic Process To draw truth out of the pupils pupils mind. It can be done by means of a dialogue or a conversation
Man and Virtue Since knowledge is inborn, virtue likewise is a natural endowment, not an artificial convention or habit action to be acquired by education. This is to be understood not as introducing something foreign to the mind but rather as merely awakening the seeds of good deeds Knowledge is virtue : ignorance is vice
- Socrates
According to Socrates, true knowledge include with it the application of this knowledge. Man must not only know the rules of right living, he should live them
Man and The Problem of Evil Evil is the result of ignorance, the opposite of knowledge Moral evil is due to ignorance or to the limitation and imperfection of mans present knowledge
PLATO Born: c. 428 B.C. Birthplace: Athens, Greece Died: 347 B.C. Best Known As: The ancient philosopher who wrote the Republic
The Ideal Man, The Perfect Man Plato propounded in his present earthly existence that a man is only an imperfect copy of his real original self, the perfect man, in the realm of ideas is now imperfect, can be perfect again
The One and The Many The true lover of wisdom is always looking for the one -Plato
Idealism Theory The idea behind the things that we see The idea behind changeable, individual and finite things that alone is real
Man And Knowledge According to Plato, man was omniscient, all knowing, before he came to be born in this world. With his separation however from the paradise of t ruth and knowledge and his long exile on earth, he forgot most of the knowledge he had
The Perfect Model In practical terms Man in this life should imitate the example of his former self Man should live a life of virtue in which true human perfection exist
Man And Contemplation As contemplated by Plato Consist in the communion of the mind with universal and eternal ideas A way available to mortal man while serving life sentence on earth Recollection or remembering remembering of past perfect perfect knowledge of all things which the soul had already acquired acquired directly by intuition before it was joined to the body Man need not go outside himself to be one with the eternal ideas
Contemplation and Imitation
In the Platonic sense Does not mean passive thinking and or inaction, much less mere speculation Does not only mean knowing and appreciating the GOOD, but the constant doing of the GOOD It means IMITATING THE EXEMPLAR AND LIVING THE GOOD by leading a good life
Idealistic Philosophy of Love and Beauty Love can be compared to a ladder - Quotations from Plato
He who has been instructed thus far in the things of love, and who has learned to see the beautiful in due order and succession, when he comes toward the end will suddenly perceive a nature of wondrous
Absolute Beauty Completely Independent of the Senses According to Plato Love is more perfect the further away it is from matter, from the bodily senses, from acquisitiveness and selfish interest The lowest type of love is that based only on merely physical attraction The aim of bodily love is primarily procreation, not the satisfaction,therefore satisfaction,therefore sex is merely a means, not even the end of bodily love The characteristic characteristic of the highest form of love is the absence of separateness or individuality Short Quiz 1.It is a method used
wherein he teaches to the streets of Athens rather than to classroom
2. It is more perfect the further away it it is from matter, matter, from the bodily senses, from and selfish interest 3. The idea behind changeable, individual and finite things that alone is real 4. Give the two processes of Socratic method 5.What is the lowest type of love according to Plato
acquisitiveness
6.What is the highest form of
love according to Plato
7. It is due to ignorance or to the limitation and imperfection of mans present knowledge 8. According to Plato, man man was _________, _________, all knowing, before he came to be born in this world. 9. It is a natural endowment, not an artificial convention or habit action to be acquired by education 10.It
is the result of ignorance, the opposite opposite of knowledge Prepared by: JULIE DE JESUS YNEVES EMELIADO
