... our economy which was once introduced by the Greek people and our trading methods are still the same. The term, philosophy, was invented by the Greek people like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Thucydides, Herodotus and Pythagoras. Philosophy means "love of wisdom". These people were called philosophers, which mean "lovers of knowledge" in Greek. Greeks started questioning about the world around ... explained the things that happened to them by linking them to the gods. During this time of Greek history the scholars learned much about geography, astronomy, medicine, history and...

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... stars then returned to them after death. And finally, Hippocrates asked if life started with water, fire, or some other element. B. Compare and contrast the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. Plato and Aristotle both had ideas that have an enduring impact on philosophy and civilization. Plato believed that there were perfect forms of ideal models, and that humans could only satisfy them ... to a certain degree. He also outlined the ideal form of government: a state of ruled autocracy by philosopher-kings. Aristotle, a student of Plato, spent twenty years debating and rethinking Plato'...

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... the ordinary individual a chance to shine and make something of themselves. Grecian government would have great influences on other governments such as the Roman Empire as well. With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. Ancient Greece's economy depended on agriculture and trade. Farmers worked small plots ... , but was also expensive. The people of Greece were a unique group of people, mainly because they were such an intelligent group of socity. With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, ...

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... however, was the development of philosophy. The Athenians believed that the human mind was capable of understanding everything and of "seeking the wisdom." The fathers of philosophy, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged from Athens, and although they oftentimes did not find the "correct" answer, they asked the correct questions, opening the doors for higher understanding of the worlds and one's place ... ...

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... however, was the development of philosophy. The Athenians believed that the human mind was capable of understanding everything and of "seeking the wisdom." The fathers of philosophy, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle emerged from Athens, and although they oftentimes did not find the "correct" answer, they asked the correct questions, opening the doors for higher understanding of the worlds and one's place ... ...

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... producing perfect children. Instead they were at home tending to the house and children. The women were not given any privileges or responsibilities because they were considered to be inferior. Aristotle even wrote "The Man is by nature fitter for command than the female, just as an older person is superior to a younger, more immature person." One way that Athens and ... ...

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... , was based on Socrates" question and answer method of arriving at some important truth. Socrates left no writings, but his ideas are preserved in writings of other Greeks, especially Plato. Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. The government of ancient Greece was also very complex and it set the stage for the way many of today ... ...

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