Socrates and "The Dialogues"
By Sebastian Gonzalez and Michael Quan
The Idea!
Socrates will be followed by his young student, Plato, and he will speak to him about his philosophy. This will allow Plato to write down all he says. This will then be made into a book which will be then mass produced using a machine invented by a Greek inventor. His philosophy questions knowledge and what we really think we know but in reality we know nothing at all. Then we will sell them to everyone in Greece so that all can learn.
What Is Needed: What is needed for use to be able to do this are the following things. We will need much paper and graphite for Plato to write down what Socrates says. Then we will need a warrant to be able to use the book-copying-machine without cost since it will be for the country. Afterwards we will need money to pay people to cover the books in leather coverings that will be taken from government-owned farms.
What Is Needed: What is needed for use to be able to do this are the following things. We will need much paper and graphite for Plato to write down what Socrates says. Then we will need a warrant to be able to use the book-copying-machine without cost since it will be for the country. Afterwards we will need money to pay people to cover the books in leather coverings that will be taken from government-owned farms.
Pericles's Three Goals and How It Will Accomplish Them:
Strengthen Democracy- It would strengthen democracy because with more people knowing about philosophy will lead to many questions being asked which will lead to free thinking that will then be used to make the decisions best fit for the country. Since someone who has free thought makes the best decisions. This will also lead to others trying to get into politics to try and help it whenever they see something that can be questioned. Plus with more people for democracy the longer it will last.
Expanding Empire- More people would want to get into this city-state to try and learn about freedom of thought and of the philosophy of the great Socrates. This will lead to the empire greatly enlarging which will expand it greatly. More people would want to be part of this government as it will become greater so Athens will be in control of more city-states. The more city-states Greece is in control of the more powerful it will be and the closer it will be to showing everyone in the world that Greece is the best country.
Glorifying Athens- It would glorify Athens because if the book goes famous worldwide then people would know that Athens is home to Socrates, the person who created the book on his philosophy. This would make Athens look better. Also it will teach the people of Athens making the Athenian people some of the smartest people philosophically, which is a great feat a city-state can have. The people of Athens will become free thinkers which will cause great advances in sciences and technology which can in turn make Greece one of the most advanced countries.
Expanding Empire- More people would want to get into this city-state to try and learn about freedom of thought and of the philosophy of the great Socrates. This will lead to the empire greatly enlarging which will expand it greatly. More people would want to be part of this government as it will become greater so Athens will be in control of more city-states. The more city-states Greece is in control of the more powerful it will be and the closer it will be to showing everyone in the world that Greece is the best country.
Glorifying Athens- It would glorify Athens because if the book goes famous worldwide then people would know that Athens is home to Socrates, the person who created the book on his philosophy. This would make Athens look better. Also it will teach the people of Athens making the Athenian people some of the smartest people philosophically, which is a great feat a city-state can have. The people of Athens will become free thinkers which will cause great advances in sciences and technology which can in turn make Greece one of the most advanced countries.
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