Aristotle was a teacher and studied under Plato at the academy and attended his lectures for a period of twenty years. In later years he began to lecture on his own, especially on the subject of rhetoric. All teachers believe in education for the individual and for all society, thence we would achi...
The city exists by nature; a human being is by nature a political animal: The genus of a city is community, koinania; it is to be distinguished from such other communities as the husband-wife community, the master-slave community, the household, and the village or clan. ... While recognizing that human beings have not always lived in cities, and that in this sense they are products of human ingenuity (1253a31), Aristotle at the same time claims that the city exists by nature, and that a human being is by nature a political animal (1253a2-3). ... He means that the capacities of the city subsume...
In The Republic, the philosophers are supposed to not know what suffering is so that when they are sent into battle, there is no chance of them becoming cowardly. ... It is an inherent trait in all animals to show attachment to one of their tribe, flock, herd or school. the guardians and philosophers of Socrates are devoid of that attachment. ...
During the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods, the ancient Greeks were hard at work, making long-lasting contributions to art, poetry, drama, sports, mathematics, science and philosophy. The Hellenic period, also called the "classical period, lasted from 1200 B.C. to 334 B.C. and were the years noted ...
