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12 07, 2017

What is the Socratic method? Greek philosophy

By |2018-04-23T09:37:39-07:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|Comments Off on What is the Socratic method? Greek philosophy

A young teacher and a student talking about the lesson (Athens, 400s BC) Here are some of the conversations, or dialogues, that Plato wrote down. They are summaries of what [...]

12 07, 2017

What is arete? Virtue in Greek philosophy – Definition of arete

By |2018-01-01T18:30:43-08:00July 12th, 2017|Greeks, Philosophy|2 Comments

Arete in action: Penelope and her slave watch Odysseus kill the suitors Definition of arete: In ancient Greece, arete meant "goodness" or "excellence". It's related to araomai, to pray, and [...]

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