Socrates and Democracy

Today we took some more notes using Mr. Schick's power point as a guide. Below are the notes that we took today and an example of working synergy. We have a test on Friday about Garcia and Excellence (Aretè)
Example Of Working Synergy:

• Democracy and Energy

Socrates:

• worked as a stonemason
• fought in the Peloponessian War.
• working class background
• met young students outside of the agora.
• founded the socratic method which is the use of questions to develop an idea or belief.
• Athens was a great city (in Socrates' mind).
• visitors shared their knowledge about astronomy, meteorology, literature, medicine, philosophy, and more.
• teachings were centered around the gods and made people question their beliefs.
• accused of "corrupting the youth" and impiety which is not believing in the gods of the state.
• defense was: "It's my job to be gadfly to the lazy, sluggish horse that is Athens. I should actually be rewarded with free dinners for life." 
• The jury founded him guilty and sentenced him to death by poisoning.
• Guards let him escape, but he refused; He was loyal to Athenian democracy.
• Died by drinking poison sent by the guards; in this case, he was his own executioner.

Democracy:

• Greece (508 BC)
• United States (1776)
• France (1789)
• China (1851 & 1949)
• Russia (1970)
• Iran (1979)
• Egypt (2011)