Philosophy can also be defined as the, "ultimate reality, causes and principles underlying being and thinking" ("Philosophy" 2213). ... Philosophy helps to answer questions that has puzzled the minds of people for years. ... Logic, Natural Philosophy, Ethics, Poetics and Metaphysics are some various subjects in Philosophy. ... These philosophers helped in answering the question, are emotions controlled and what are emotions? ... Philosophy helps people to come to an understanding of why things are the way they are. ...

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Philosophy started to turn away from the beliefs of such men as Plato and art started to evolve from straight body figures to an emotional piece that captured the essence of what it was portraying. ... Thus, there was no military that protected the population from any danger and it was this that helped the Persians and the Macedonians start their domination. ... However there are other philosophies which fared off a little better. ... Epicurus philosophy showed no fear in Death and absence of pain and living life to it's fullest. ... This was the main part of philosophy at the time, a...

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I knew he was brilliant in the subject of philosophy but I had no idea how much he studied, and how knowledgeable he was about, animals, meteorology, governments, and society. Aristotle represents everything that philosophy is about, he loved learning about as much as he could and he wanted to share is knowledge with the world. ... Aristotle first trained in medicine, and then in 367 BC, he was sent to study philosophy with Plato in Athens. ... Aristotle's ethical philosophy is that happiness is the ultimate goal of humans. ...

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Plato's character helps the ideas on the page come to life in a way an intellectual discourse with the students of the world cannot. ... The philosophies of the two minds constantly concern themselves with the ethereal, the things not of the Earth. ... It appeared that the option was available for Socrates to renounce his faith and go free, instead of continuing to practice philosophy and question Greece until he upset the wrong people and was put to death. ... However, this did not happen (but wouldn't that make a cool philosophy/sci-fi novel?). ... Witnessing Socrates...

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Greek Ideal Philosophy has always been central to the Greek culture. "The Love of Wisdom", as translated from Greek, the art and the science of philosophy was born in ancient Greece and since then has found its way to Western and other civilizations. ... Greek ideal, combination of idealized ancient Greek philosophies, has thus been formed. ... Meeting the needs of the people was very important within the State, and to help meet the needs of the people Plato thought that the relationship between the individual and the State would be similar to the relationship between parents and their...

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The Theory of Forms By Plato Plato was one of the most creative and influential thinkers in Western philosophy, his influence throughout the history of philosophy has been monumental. Born around 428 B.C, he investigated a wide range of topics, but his theory of forms, found in The Republic, is a critical part of Plato's philosophy. ... Now he will not want to return to the darkness of the cave, but he understands that he is obligated to return to the masses staring at the shadows on the wall and help them. ...

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Virtue ethics is a group of theories in moral philosophy that has its roots in ancient greek philosophy with Aristotle being largely influential. ... Our emotions also help us mature our sense of right and wrong, and motivate us to be moral because our emotions will reward us when we have done the right thing and abstained from the wrong. ...

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Perhaps because of the influence of his father's medical profession, Aristotle's philosophy laid its principal stress in biology. ... Each thing or event, he thought, has more that one "reason" that helps to explain what, why, and where it is. ...

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Aristophanes stands against the "thinkery" or school of philosophy (London Athenian Society, 3), he believes it is dangerous and corrupting morals (London Athenian Society, 4). ... The path chosen can be decided on many ways: income, knowledge, wisdom, ability to help the community. ...

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He had two earlier bits of mystery that helped bring his mythos to a higher level: his mother Olympia's story of how Zeus took the form of a snake and had her as his own, resulting in the birth of Alexander himself; and his trip the Oracle of Ammon at Siwah (the Egyptian equivalent of Zeus) where he was supposedly told that he was in fact Son of Ammon, which therefore meant that he was indeed the Son of Zeus, metaphorically. ... This may help to explain why Alexander never forced his Greek and Macedonian ways on his conquered civilizations. ... He was a scholar, taught under a brillian...

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