He does believe in the gods, therefore he is not a Natural Philosopher; and he does not influence others by lecturing in a one-sided manner, therefore he is not a Sophist. ... The comedy The Clouds portrays Sophists as teaching people to win an argument, such as Socrates use of right and wrong; and portrays Natural Philosophers as atheists who explain the world's phenomenon's through science instead of the gods, such as how Socrates says "no Zeus." ... The play is not about the life of Socrates, the play is about Sophists and Natural Philosophers; both of these groups are active duri...

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A major contribution of the ancient Greeks was the emergence of some of history's greatest philosophers. ... One of the greatest philosophers was Socrates (469-399BC.), a citizen of Athens, who believed that people should inquire and examine everything in life. ... Aristotle (384-322 BC), also a Greek Philosopher, was a student of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great. ...

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Now the earliest ancient Greek philosophers studied nature. ... Furthermore, these early Greek philosophers also agreed that all things are made up of various combinations of four elements: earth, water, air, and fire. ... We'll look at several of these ancient Greek philosophers. ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS Now we will not give a lot of attention to all of these philosophers. Indeed, most of those before Socrates, called the "Pre Socratic philosophers", we know little about. ...

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Among the most revered philosophers of all time was Socrates. ... Socrates is considered by many to be the greatest Greek philosopher because of his profound affect on Western philosophy. ... Philosophers must get used to viewing and examining the world with out any senses. ... Sound can be very distracting as well when a philosopher is trying to concentrate. ... Socrates even influenced the Greek philosopher Epictetus, the Roman philosopher Seneca the Elder, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. ...

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The ancient Greek philosopher was determined to accept his unjust fate with dignity. ... Philosophers Must be Kings - This reform means find a philosopher make him a king. Find a king make him a philosopher. ... Philosophers have the right sort of intelligence meaning they have a love of all knowledge. ... Socrates ideal city -state would operate under a philosopher. ...

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Philosophers examine many different fields and views that other people have. ... Philosophers are thought to be the people who are supposed to be experts on all these areas. ... But there is no general introduction into the life and achievements of this worldwide known Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates. ... Socrates was the first philosopher to make a clear distinction between body and soul and to place higher value on the soul. ... Socrates also believed that philosophers looked upon death with good cheer and hope. ...

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In this paper, I will demonstrate how Socrates, Hume and Aristotle, three well known philosophers, would explain how I acquired this knowledge in relation to the principles of right and wrong. Socrates is the first philosopher, I will discuss. ... Hume is the second philosopher I will discuss. ... Aristotle is the third philosopher I will discuss. ... (Cantor 11) This type of background added a new dimension to philosophers ideas during this era. ...

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Three of the most influential Greek philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. While admittedly, these philosophers built some of their ideas from the philosophers that came before them, they each formed unique opinions about the world, life, and how to live. ...

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A philosopher should pursuit wisdom whole-heartedly, relinquishing all worldly possessions, and honestly. ... According to Socrates, a philosopher should relinquish his sense perceptions when it comes to philosophy because they hinder our ability to seek truth. ... A philosopher should not worry about material possessions because when they die all they will take with them is their knowledge. ... Luckily, through Plato, the modern world has some type of record of the impressive philosophers ideas. ...

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However, the pure philosopher with nothing but a love of learning join the company of the Gods (Phaedo 120). ... In fact, a true philosopher was to ignore and even despise materialism and all forms of external stimuli: "Philosophy then persuades the soul to withdraw from the senses insofar as it is not compelled to use them and bids the soul to gather itself by itself..." (Phaedo 121) Over-indulgence, such as gluttony or greed, leads away from truth, and thus is unacceptable to philosophers. ... * * * Augustine and Plato were both brilliant philosophers with many ideas. ...

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Three Great Philosophers What makes a civilization great? ... These men were the first and still the greatest philosophers of all time. ... Aristotle, the logical philosopher out of the three, was unlike Plato passing on the works of his teacher. ... The ideas of these three great philosophers expanded their knowledge and the world itself. ...

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As we have learned that in the year 399BC the Athenian philosopher Socrates was brought to trial and sentenced to death. ... Socrates was prominent in Athens as a philosopher, but contrary to other philosophers of the time, he never wrote any literature on his work. ... As a philosopher Socrates aim was to uncover the truth behind what it meant to live a truly good life. ...

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On trial for offenses against the Athenian public, The Apology finds philosopher and man-about-town Socrates engaged in a noble proclamation of his innocence. ... Certainly, we believe this great philosopher Socrates, whose passion for justice seems equaled only by his passion for reason, might seek to escape his undeserved sentence. ... However, this next argument is a bit more difficult for the evasive philosopher to tackle. ...

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Socrates has been called the greatest philosopher of all time. He was born in 470 B.C. and is one of the most intriguing philosophers of all time. ... Many later philosophers would claim that Socrates was their inspiration. ...

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"The unexamined life is not worth living."" For many these are just words, but for one man it was a way of life. Socrates is one of the greatest philosophers of all time. His life was a constant quest for excellence of being, wisdom and of morality of the soul. He believed that if one would live...

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"SCHOOL IN ATHENS" The philosophical significance of Raphael's "School in Athens" is quite obvious to me. In the very center Plato and Aristotle are made to stand out more than anyone else in the painting. Raphael choose to put these two walking down the center carrying their respective famou...

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What I learn about philosophy is that a philosopher often deals with knowledge of deep thinking. ... Philosopher seeks questions like human experience and the answer applies to the questions in the study of human moral life. ... On the other side, philosophy discipline tends to venerate Socrates because to my knowledge in philosophy, Socrates is considered the greatest thinkers and philosopher because he was the cleverest because he knows he didn't know everything, but he enjoyed questioning people and getting people to think deeper. ...

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Socrates was a Greek Philosopher, he was a well known figure in Athens. ... " Socrates and Confucius are two major philosophers who tried to develop the relationship between the individual freedom, rights and the state control (Philosophy study guide). ...

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How Socrates "Corrupted the youth of Athens Socrates was a Greek Philosopher who would initiate a question-answer method of teaching, as a means of achieving self knowledge. ...

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Socrates was an astute Greek philosopher of his time. He was born is 470 BC and died in 399 BC. He father was a sculptor and his mother, a mid wife. After his father passed away, Socrates inherited a large sum of money and used his inheritance to further his interest in philosophy. He dedicated his ...

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"Until philosophers rule as kings or those who rule are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils" (473-D, E). ...

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"Until philosophers rule as kings or those who rule are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils" (473-D, E). ...

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This is why the Symposium is considered one of the great works of philosophy, even though Socrates is the only real philosopher in the group. ... Like his father, too, whom he also partly resembles, he is always plotting against the fair and good; he is bold, enterprising, strong, a mighty hunter, always weaving some intrigue or other, keen in the pursuit of wisdom, fertile in resources: a philosopher at all times, terrible as an enchanter, sorcerer, sophist (Symposium, 45). ...

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Major theistic religions see God as a lawgiver who creates laws for us to obey. This notion, later elaborated upon and coined the Divine Command Theory, was once pondered by the Greek philosopher Socrates. In a recorded dialogue, he posed what is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical q...

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In the Apology Socrates was on trial because he was accused of mainly three different things. He was accused of being an atheist, corrupting the youth and being a false teacher. The Apology starts off by Socrates defending himself from the people of the city because they say he is an accomplis...

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