Socrates was ugly

I hope you enjoyed your snow day. As we discussed in class, here is your weekend assignment.

As we study ancient Greece, you have been teaching each other about the Olympics, Greek gods and goddesses, the Parthenon and Greek architecture, Alexander the Great, Athens, Sparta, the oracle at Delphi, Olympia, and Greek theater. But we have not covered one of the most important contributions of the ancient Greeks: philosophy.

Your 25-point homework assignment for this weekend is to learn about the most famous and influential Greek philosophers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. You may go to any websites you choose (such as Wikipedia or the websites listed on my blog) to research these men. Your research will enable you to complete these five tasks:

1. Define "philosophy." Don't just cut-and-paste a definition; define it so you understand it.
2. Create a timeline of these three men. (Remember my in-class tip: if you Google search something and type the word "history" after it - like "Plato history" - you will find a timeline in the search results.) Your timeline should include important dates beyond just their birth and death.
3. Write a brief biography of each man.
4. Post a picture of each man.
5. Describe in your own words the Socratic method.

For all sections: this assignment must be posted before 11:59 PM Sunday night, February 28.

Hopefully, by the time you finish, you will understand why it was so important that Socrates was so ugly... and so heroic.