Saturday, September 6, 2014

Definitions

Agora-  a gathering place; the marketplace in ancient Greece.  merriam-webster

Arete- excellence of any kind.  wikipedia

Polis- a city state in ancient Greece, a state or society especially when characterized by a sense of community. wikipedia
  
the year 508 BC- was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. wikipedia 

Socrates- Greek philosopher whose intelligence search for ethical knowledge challenged conventional mores. freedictionary.com

the death of Socrates- trial and execution on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. freedictionary.com

Socratic method-  named after the classical Greek philosopher Socrates, is a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.  wikipedia

what the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot- if a person did not vote that person would be called an idiot.




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