... deconstruction has taken place through the arch of many philosophers and movements. It is evidenced through writings, political structures, and art. From the Greek to the Post-Modern era, philosophy has both evolved and devolved into a tool for the righteous or profit for anyone who offers salvation ... is the only "glue" that gives an increasing numbers of people identity and a grass roots movement. How did we get here? The Greek era came after the Peloponnesian wars in which Sparta had won a decisive victory against the Athenians who were confident that they would claim victory ... an...

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... taught and the manner in which they were learned. The first and most important subjects learned were reading, writing, and arithmetic. To start, the boys learned the letters of the Greek alphabet, memorized and recited various poets such as Homer, and solved simple arithmetic problems using an abacus and pebbles. According to Plato, the poems of Homer were studied because a boy ... the ages of fourteen to eighteen and only if the boy's family was wealthy enough for him to not be working. The curriculum consisted of more advanced literature, language, and mathematics, though the individu...

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... beauty", Plato might consider "why is this action just", or "why is that mountain beautiful". This does not necessarily show an advance, but a different approach to similar topics. Plato used mathematics to explain that we base geometry around perfect angles, circle, and triangles, even though they do not exist. For example, many woman are very beautiful, but no one woman epitomizes ... had such a profound affect on influencing people's thinking as Aristotle. In modern times! it would be like combining Einstein, Freud, and Shakespeare. Even in Europe's middle ages when much of Greek phi...

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... and philosophers have struggled with the most intriguing questions of life and epistemology, arriving at the roots and definitions of all knowledge and attempting to make sense of them. The Greek philosopher Plato lies among the most important and creative thinkers of the world, setting forth most of the crucial problems and concepts of Western philosophy, psychology, politics and logic. His ... . He focuses on education as a way to define every citizen's preferred position in society, be it a craftsman or a guardian, and over years of this education which includes over a decade of Mathe...

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