Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and one of Plato's most famous students. ... Aristotle's contribution is to Western philosophy is significant, and his approach to life and governance have had great influence on those thinkers that came after him. ... He had the ability to speak Greek aided in spreading Greek literature and philosophy throughout ancient Rome. ... Surely Greek philosophy had a major influence on Roman hierarchy and intellectuals alike. ... Through all there philosophical differences, they seemingly shared many attributes and both contributed to We...

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However, the works of Aristotle as well as Plato are evidence that Socrates had great influence on the western world's evolution since Plato was his student and Aristotle was Plato's student thus the knowledge was passed. ... On the other hand, Aristotle is well known for his wisdom during his time. ... Aristotle made formal the categorical thinking that has become a principle in the western world (Guisepi). His philosophies which majorly emphasized on happiness worked to lay the foundation of Christian teachings. ... Socrates', Aristotle's and Plato's ideas were accep...

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They introduced us to politics, democracy, philosophy, metaphysics, literature, architecture, history, entertainment and tragedy. ... The term, philosophy, was invented by the Greek people like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Thucydides, Herodotus and Pythagoras. Philosophy means "love of wisdom". ... Aristotle discovered many things in science and biology. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ...

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On the other hand, the Greeks sparked the subject of philosophy. ... Many people consider Ancient Greece to be the origin of philosophy. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. It had an important influence on modern philosophy, as well as modern science. ... He strongly influenced Plato and Aristotle, who were also great and influential philosophers. ...

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It carried forward the tradition of rational, secular speculation in natural philosophy and science, but turned its attention more to human questions in medicine and ethical and political philosophy. ... (Internet2) In republican Rome, to be considered an educated individual the person would have to be able to speak Greek, or at least have a servant well versed in Greek philosophy. Young Roman nobles studied Greek Rhetoric, literature and sometimes philosophy. ... It is true Rome made incredible changes and developments to Greek ideas, Philosophies, politics, warfare, art and other contributio...

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Medieval scholars designed their own brand of philosophy, interpreting the teachings of Aristotle to agree with their religious beliefs. Their combination of philosophy and theology is known as scholasticism. ... Two traditions of classical literature and philosophy separated the classical world, but were brought together for the first time in fruitful union by the church and rearranged into an educational method that would be the standard of learning for the next one thousand years. ... This explains, for instance, the medieval emphasis on philosophy. ... "Philosophy was discredited...

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(Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into a branch of philosophy known as Aesthetics. ...

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The Greek and Roman World by W.G. Hardy contrasts the cultures and lifestyles of the Romans and the Greeks. Beginning with a brief overview of how the Greeks came about, Hardy explains the archaeological findings of German Businessman Schliemann and Englishman, Sir Arthur Evens. He also goes onto ...

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They have done this through politics/democracy, the arts, literature, philosophy, science/math and war/military. ... Aristotle also wrote important works, including Poetics, a masterpiece of literary criticism. ...

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(Cunningham and Reich, 87) Greek philosophers such as Aristotle further explored the value and importance of visual perfection and its effect on human consciousness. This exploration was later developed into a branch of philosophy known as Aesthetics. ...

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