Greek Cultural Contributions

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Plato

A student of Socrates

His school was called the Academy

He wrote The Republic about an ideal state

Truth could be found after a long, hard search

One of his brightest pupils was Aristotle

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Plato’s Academy

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Plato and Aristotle

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Aristotle

Pupil of Plato

“the master of them that know”

Provided the third step to the scientific method - testing the hypothesis

Developed the syllogism

Taught Alexander the Great

First to classify plants and animals

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Discoveries/Inventions

Natural events are not caused by the way the gods behave

The world is governed by natural laws

They predicted the eclipse of the sun

They believed diseases came from natural sources

Hippocratic Oath: doctors should honor their teachers, do their best for the sick, never give poisons and keep the secrets of their patients

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The end.

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