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Socrates and the Oracle Socrates and the Oracle For Mr. Wright’s 6 th Grade Class Paradise Valley School Paradise Valley School

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Socrates and the OracleSocrates and the Oracle

For Mr. Wright’s 6th Grade Class

Paradise Valley SchoolParadise Valley School

Traits

Socrates (469‐399 BC) • Physically: big, strong, tough, not real handsome

• In the military: Fought in three wars, recognized for valor

• Legends: Went barefootLegends: Went barefoot into battle; Once stood motionless for 24 hours ot o ess o ou s“just to think”

Teaching activity

Teaching

Socrates walked the t t d t ht thstreets and taught the youth of Athens

What his wife XantippeWhat his wife Xantippe thought of all this….

“After thunder rain“After thunder, rain may be expected”

Influence on the youth of Athens

Socrates pulling Alcibiades (Athen’s “most li ibl b h l ”) f hi leligible bachelor”) away from his revelry

Position on classical Greek religion

Socrates did not take at face value the h f d d ddmyths of gods and goddesses

The site of Delphi

Delphi “restored”

Oracle at Delphi

•Pythia, the priestess f D l hiof Delphi, was 

available one day per month for people to ask questions

•Lines were so long, it would take all daywould take all day

•What are those vapors she’s breathing?  Who knows!

Warriors Consulting Pythia

You wouldn’t dare to open a taco stand ( k d) i h ki P hi(okay, gyros stand) without asking Pythia

Can you believe what h d bshe said about Socrates?

“Socrates is the wisest of mortals.”

Socrates’ reaction (initially)Socrates  reaction (initially)

Setting out to prove herSetting out to prove her wrong

•Goes to all the “ t ” i Ath“experts” in Athens

•One by one, argues them into submissiont e to sub ss o

•Did not win a lot of friends this way

Trial

Charges:

•Corrupting the youth•Teaching false religionreligion

What!?!?

What this trial is really aboutWhat this trial is really about

Slave boy

How dare Socrates imply that everyone can have wisdom – even slaves!!!

Death sentence: But wait… there’s a chance to escape!

Socrates’ friends try to argue him into iescaping

Resigned to his fate

•The  famous “ d b ”“persuade or obey” speech

•Socrates drinks the Soc ates d s t ehemlock:

Direct Teaching LineageDirect Teaching Lineage

SSocrates

Plato

AristotleAristotle

Alexander