Greek Philosophers and Medicine
Know that Greek thinkers called philosophers developed ways of understanding the world that still influence us today — Socrates asked challenging questions to test ideas (the Socratic method), Plato imagined the ideal society, Aristotle observed and classified the natural world — and that Hippocrates is called the father of medicine for insisting on natural causes of illness rather than blaming the gods
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Could your child tell you about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle — what each one was famous for — and explain why Greek thinkers still matter today?
Know that Greek thinkers called philosophers developed ways of understanding the world that still influence us today — Socrates asked challenging questions to test ideas (the Socratic method), Plato imagined the ideal society, Aristotle observed and classified the natural world — and that Hippocrates is called the father of medicine for insisting on natural causes of illness rather than blaming the gods
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- Describe what Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle each contributed to thinking and learning
- Explain the Socratic method as learning by asking questions rather than just being told answers
- Say why Hippocrates is called the father of medicine
“Could your child tell you about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle — what each one was famous for — and explain why Greek thinkers still matter today?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Greece & Rome
- Age range
- Ages 9–11