... to be the people who are supposed to be experts on all these areas. The have well thought out opinions, and they are very learned people. Socrates (470 B.C.-399 B.C.) was born near Athens, and spent most of his life in Athens. He married women named Xanthippe, who was rumored in the town ... comfort. Supposedly, he once stood in one spot for a day and night puzzling over a philosophical problem. Now you may ask what is Socrates most noted for? Well, Socrates is best known for his devotion to logic and for his great argumentative skills. But there is no general introduction into the life ...

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... way an individual thinks and how their way of thinking could contribute to improving society. In ancient Greece, there lived three great men named Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. These men were the first and still the greatest philosophers of all time. They questioned people's way of life and ... and died. "It is better to die on my feet than to live on my knees," he stated proudly. Plato became disillusioned with Athens after Socrates died. Later, he started his own university called the Academy. There, he taught philosophy, math, astronomy, science, history, physical education, and rhe...

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... concept was attained. He approached things analytically and sought clear defined perception. The Sophists would use fancy rhetoric, psychology, and persuasion to win. According to Socrates, a philosopher should relinquish his sense perceptions when it comes to philosophy because they hinder our ability to seek truth. The Sophists used their opinions and ... relied on their sense perceptions to help people win arguments and get money. Lastly, unlike the Sophists, Socrates does not lie. He does not speak to people just so that their argument or claim can be made stronger. He would travel a...

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... is exceedingly implausible because it is far too bold. It means stepping out of the traditional way of governing, into a revolutionary one. Socrates asserts that the philosopher king is necessary in the hypothetical model of the ideal city. Nonetheless, he points out that there are true philosophers and ... than blind?(484c)? and since philosopher's have the most finely honed insight into reality, naturally, a philosopher is the finest choice for a ruler. Socrates is aware that most people do not feel this approvingly towards philosophers. He uses an image of the parable of a ship to ex...

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... even have written the famous "Funeral Oration" speech, Pericles gave during the Peloponnesus War with Sparta. She may have taught rhetoric to men, and may have instructed Socrates in the techniques of public speaking. Aspasia and other famous hetaerae mixed freely in male company, attending symposia where they engaged in debates of politics, drama, and philosophy, and ... , where many female philosophers became prevalent. Themistoklea is said to have given her ideas to Pythagoras, not vice versa. This is the same claim Socrates makes according to Plato in his Symposium, where Diotima, a...

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... A major contribution of the ancient Greeks was the emergence of some of history's greatest philosophers. Three of these men - Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato, have permanently changed the way people think, believe and process the intricacies of human thought. One of the greatest philosophers was ... of Athens, who believed that people should inquire and examine everything in life. This method was known as the Socratic Method. Socrates used his chain of questions to help lead people to think further and search of wisdom. He believed in teaching people well ... so they behave morally and ...

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... stronger. Another aspect of Athens that affects the western civilization is the philosophy of the time. Some of the great philosophers in Athens, besides the law giver, Solon, were Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Socrates was a very ugly, but very wise man. He would go around asking questions that was simple to answer and explore those answers with further questioning until the questions become ... unanswerable. His questioning frustrated people and they wanted to accuse him of corrupting youth. This led to his death. Socrates taught the Athenians and other Greeks to think and to search for...

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... to an aristocratic political family. The political corruption he observed is what convinced him to not go into politics. Instead, he became interested in philosophy after meeting Socrates. Plato was one of Socrates' students until Socrates was put to death for his beliefs. Plato then traveled to Italy. When he returned, Plato founded the Academy, Europe's first school. There, Plato taught and learned ... move again do to political unrest and died shortly after. During his lifetime, Aristotle wrote many philosophical books on government and law that are the basis of our Western world. So...

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... certain circumstances. Greece and especially Athens had reached a very high intellectual and artistic learning in this "golden age", which spawned many great philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle who are still looked to today. Socrates was probably one of the most influential philosophers in the category of wisdom. He states in his defense to the Athenian government against his execution that ... "I have found that the men most repute were all but the most foolish; and that others less esteemed were really wiser and better- (The Defense and Execution of Socrates pg. 43). T...

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... have had an extraordinary influence on the surrounding environment then and in the future. One important contributor to the field of philosophy was Socrates (470-399 BC). Philosophy is an organized system of thought; love of wisdom in Greek. Socrates was a Greek philosopher who developed the Socratic method, which is a form of teaching that used a question and answer format to force pupils ... is not worth living. Through this he implies that all real knowledge is already present with in each person and only critical examination is needed to call it forth" (Doc.1, Socrates). Socrates sp...

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... millions of people, back when they lived they were widely misunderstood. In each of their experiences they were convicted by the principle thoughts of those in the majority of society. Socrates was an Athenian philosopher and a teacher. He lived during the Greek period, and due to the ways of Greek society, he was wrongfully understood ... . Socrates had completely different views of the world than anyone ever had mentioned. He went about city streets, urging people to question in order to seek knowledge and learn more about ... . Since this concept was never exposed, it frightened peop...

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... knowledge. The Sophist movement contributed to the rise of prose, especially oration, over poetry in Athens. Isocrates and Demosthenes were writers of orations and important political figures. After the philosopher Socrates" death in 399 BC, a new literary form was developed by his pupils. This form, called the Socratic method or dialectic, 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, ...

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... part of 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 ... & Aristophanes wrote plays that are famous even today. These plays were performed in the theatre. There were great developments in the field of mathematics and medicine. Philosophers such as...

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... able to vote and as having authoritative positions such as judges and priests. In an excerpt from Plato's The Republic entitled "The Equality of Women in the State" Plato's character Socrates argues the idea of woman as Guardians (Guardians- characterized as superior intellectuals, which ruled the State) against Glaucon's apparent disagreement. Plato begins by stating that women are in many ways ... superior to men via weaving and pancake making. Using his infamous Socratic method, Socrates begins by asking simple questions requiring simple answers. However, Glaucon's answers do not see...

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... world in philosophical (think The Karate Kid) ways like; what would happen if things that were wrong were seen by society as acceptable? What, for example, if society condoned murder? Socrates was one who argued this point of view. He stressed truth as absolute, not changeable depending of the thinking of society as a given time. He believed in set standards of ... ethics. He said that right and wrong can be figured out on an absolute level. If one understands the truths, he can live a good life, without evil. Plato agreed with Socrates. He, too, said that morals, ethics, as well as mat...

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... . Sophists, professional teachers, rejected the idea that gods and goddesses influenced human behavior. Three of the greatest sophists who supported this idea were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. They all stood behind this idea, but none as strong as Socrates who later was killed for presenting this idea to the villagers for this was against their rules. This affected our world today because ... ...

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... " have been passed through time orally. Plato's dialogues were spoken even before the birth of Jesus Christ, between Plato's birth in 427 B.C. and his death in 347 B.C. Plato, a student of Socrates, provides insight into the Greek civilization. His dialogues discuss aspects of Greek life such as its government, its people's lifestyles, and the ideals of Greeks during this time period. Most ... books, in which some form of a constitution is mentioned many times. Although there were laws in effect for the Greek civilization, there were none that prohibited slaveholding. When discussing war...

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... all Greek men, no matter how impressive, have their limitations and that they are flawed and that the greatest pain that man suffers is the pain that is self-inflicted. Socrates's play made the audience not only know that they are flawed, but they now can face tomorrow with the knowledge that Sophocles' play has given them. The playwright Euripides wrote ... ...

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... achievement of Athens 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 ... ...

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... no scientific background for it. The philosophers to follow Hesiod moved slightly away from this. The Pre-Socratics begin to de-anthropomorphize the universe. Even later, in the works of Socrates and Plato, the universe is completely de-anthropomorphized. The Pre-Socratics focus more on what the universe was made of than how it was created. They typically chose a single element ... ...

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... were split up into city-states or "Polises" as stated earlier. Each Polis had it's own benefits. Let's say one lived in Athens. Athenians were very smart people and had Socrates as one of their teachers. Sparta was very powerful, organized, and had a good location on the map. They had a lot of area to expand and conquer. Corinth had a great navy ... ...

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... achievement of Athens 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 ... ...

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... modern epoch at all. The result was the glory of Greek civilization, which Edith Hamilton surveys in chapters on the major poets, historians, and tragedians, the comic playwright Aristophanes, and Socrates, the most famous of philosophers. The Greek word "school" derives from their word for leisure, for the Greeks naturally assumed that anyone who had the blessing of leisure would use ... ...

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... thought that the earth revolved around the sun, but many Greeks disagreed. The Greeks studied the universe. The first philosopher studied the universe in 500 B.C.. The most important philosophers were Socrates, Pluto, and Aristotle. Many people did not believe in the philosopher's theories. Instead, the people continued to believe in the myths and superstitions (World Book). Approximately 2,500 years ago western ... ...

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... , the knowledge of wool spinning, making clothes, and also the joy and the ability to raise children. Spinning and weaving were the job of women to display their artistic skills. Socrates once advised Aristarchus, burdened with the support of his female relatives, to set them to work at the loom. A woman spinning and weaving was creative and useful. A woman also keep ... ...

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