The Noble Lie, the featherless bird, and the womb as a live animal are a few of Plato' less-than-noble ideas explored in a short video about one of the world's greatest philosophers.

Concepts

plato, central ideas, greek philosophers, philosophers

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video to introduce a study of Plato and his ideas
• Prompt class members to view the video, respond to the comprehension questions, explore some of the links, and consider the discussion questions out of class before returning for a whole class discussion

Classroom Considerations

• The abundant philosophic references make the video most appropriate for high school and college level philosophy classes
• To replay the video, click the arrow on the right side of the screen

Pros

• The resource includes the video, a comprehension check, links to related resources, and discussion questions

Cons

• None