Monday, April 27, 2020

(Upper-Intermediate) Plato's 4 Big Ideas


Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece’s greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn’t perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven’t exactly stood the test of time. 

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Plato

Plato's first big idea:

Greeks called popular opinions "____"
Plato's answer to popular ideas is "____________"
Why was Plato suspicious of feelings?


Plato's second big idea:

Choose someone who has qualities you _____

Big idea 3:

Beautiful objects suggests qualities we _____
Plato sees art as ________ic


Big idea 4:

Plato was the first ______ thinker
Why was Plato suspicious of democracy?
The world would be right when....


Plato's best and worst ideas

It has been said that all of Western Philosophy is a series of _______ to Plato.
Plato's most famous student was ________
What are "forms"?

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