Synthesis Question
One very prominent piece of art from the ancient Greek era is Aristotle’s Rhetoric, which was written in the form of a dialogue but was actually where Aristotle was able to discuss morals and values in society. Within his writings Aristotle was able to teach his readers about what he believed and the things that he learned from his teacher Plato, who in turn learned from Socrates.From Aristotle’s dialogue we learn that he focused more prominently on science in his writings that any of his predecessors did. Aristotle added a scientific aspect tot everything he discussed in his teachings. Actually, science was not usually discussed in times before Aristotle, in fact even he focused mostly on philosophy as the others did. Philosophy was one of the greatest achievements of the Ancient Greeks, it helped to discuss and understand the values and morals of the time period. Some of the philosophies that Aristotle discusses is the different types of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos) and how they relate to the time and place of the book. We can learn from these teachings of the democracy of the time as well as the relationships between mean and women and men and other men. Aristotle’s Rhetoric gives us a view into the ideas and philosophy of the time.
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Audrey Ford, Misael Rivera, Gus Shettleroe, Nicki Quiles
Your explanation of why you consider Aristotle’s Rhetoric, to be a piece of art is interesting. We as a group, however, feel differently about the ideas Aristotle was trying to bring in the times of the ancient Greek era. Aristotle taught his learning by expressing them throughout his writings. Aristotle helps others view the world of the past throughout his teaching. He helps educate those who don’t clearly understand the morals and values that were in the society of the ancient Greek era. His focus on philosophy also helped him during his time period. As a group, we realized that Aristotle used his writings to convey the important teachings that he learned.