Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are three great Athenian philosophers. Socrates was born in Athens. He fought in the Peloponnesian war. He had many people that listened to what he said and he taught them how to think and put many difficult questions that, that made them think hard, in their head. Some people got mad at what he taught and went against him.
Plato was one of them men that listened to Socrates. Plato lived from 429 BC to 347 BC. He was also born in Athens. When he was young he started to listen to Socrates and learned a lot from him. He taught him how to think and what questions to think about. After Socrates death he wrote down the conversations he had with Socrates and this is a book often used today. A lot of what we know about Socrates today is from Plato. He then learned so much he then began to think of his own philosophies and even had his own academy.
Aristotle was born in Greece. When he was a young man he went to study at Plato’s Academy. He never became a leader there so he left Athens. He became Alexander the Great’s tutor. When Alexander became king he went back to Athens and opened his own school like Plato. He was more interested in science. He wanted to use Socrates methods to figure out how the real world worked. He made the government classifications we still use today. He then went back north where he had been born. "Aristotle - History for Kids!" Kidipede - History and Science for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. .
"Plato - History for Kids!" Kidipede - History and Science for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. .
"Socrates - History for Kids!" Kidipede - History and Science for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. .
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