Questions such as these are what separates Western philosophy from other philosophies. ... Socrates passed his knowledge onto Plato, who opened an Academy for philosophy and was responsible for teaching the great philosopher Aristotle. ... Plato's philosophy of the Divided Line was groundbreaking and led to such theories as Aristotle's philosophy of form and matter, which attempts to explain the reasoning of why things are what they are, for example, why a chair is called a chair and what the chair is made up of (Stumpf). ... Aristotle recognizes the physical change but still unde...

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Ending with the discussion of Aristotle and his System in which ultimately becomes a widely accepted science and the apex of Greek natural philosophy. ... In 600 BCE Thales began an Ionian school, which triggered the discussion for topics that would later spawn other great philosophy. ... What makes Aristotle so powerful in natural philosophy is that he created a system known as the Aristotelian system. ... Aristotle concluded that axioms could only be recognized by the agreement of all learned men, which became product of much debate. ... Aristotle is recognized as maker of the Aristotelian s...

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Philosophy can also be defined as the, "ultimate reality, causes and principles underlying being and thinking" ("Philosophy" 2213). ... Logic, Natural Philosophy, Ethics, Poetics and Metaphysics are some various subjects in Philosophy. ... Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle. ... Aristotle also has his own philosophies on emotions. ... Philosophy is considered the love of Wisdom. ...

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Materialism is not an empirical philosophy. ... Aristotle introduces the soul as the form of the body, which in turn is said to be the matter of the soul. In understanding hylomorphism, one needs to understand Aristotle's four causes. ... Aristotle said that the soul is an essential form. ... Aristotle claims that "it is not unclear that the soul or certain parts of it, if it naturally has partsis not separable from the body."" ...

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He was a student of philosophy and was influential in incorporating philosophy into the religious doctrine. ... A certain skepticism began to prevail, and this was reflected in the philosophy of the time period. Perhaps one of the most articulate spokesmen who argued against the existence of God was British philosopher David Hume, the founder of the 'skeptical school of philosophy.' ... David Hume further expounded on his unconventional religious philosophy in his 1757 essay, "The Natural History of Religion." ... It was this 'ignorant' ancient Greek view of God offered...

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Natural philosophy, being the precursor to modern day science, was greatly developed in ancient Greece. ... Another celebrated Greek in the field of natural philosophy was Pythagoras. ... Another extremely notable philosopher was Aristotle. ... Aristotle would study many things such as animals. ... Compared to other societies in this ancient time, the Greeks were the frontrunners in natural philosophy....

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