Plato, considered to be essential to modern day mathematics and philosophy, was directly affected by him. Because of Protagoras and his fellow sophists, Plato began the search for transcendent forms of knowledge which could somehow anchor moral judgment. Plato even called him "the inventor of sophism." This shifted philosophy from the traditional natural kind to human philosophy. Human geography is generally the most common philosophy that is practiced in modern times. ...

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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and one of Plato's most famous students. During his time at Plato's academy, Plato's thinking and his philosophical approach to politics and the economy heavily influenced Aristotle (Tannenbaum, D., 2012, pg. 33). ... 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 ...

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He set out to prove he is not a Sophist by showing that everything he does is a complete contrast to the Sophist philosophy. ... The first major contrast between both methods of philosophy is that Socrates does not charge for his services. ... According to Socrates, a philosopher should relinquish his sense perceptions when it comes to philosophy because they hinder our ability to seek truth. ... He tried to portray an image of an innocent old man who lives for philosophy. ... Luckily, through Plato, the modern world has some type of record of the impressive philosophers ideas. ...

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It is Socrates "defense" at the trial that gave rise to a great piece of philosophical literature being that of Plato's apology. We understand that the apology is an account of Socrates defense written by Plato who was present at the trial. However, Socrates" apology was not merely a speech or defense; it is a literary testimony of his life and ultimately, his philosophy. ... The bulk of his philosophies were therefore regarding virtues, morals and character etc. ... In a sense Socrates courage in the face of death presents him as a martyr for his philosophies. ...

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Prodicus was famous for his contributions to the philosophy of religion (Barrett). ... Plato stigmatized him as "obscure and remote (Gill, 25)." It was undeniable that Plato's general estimation of him was very negative. ... Plato said it perfectly when he described Prodicus as "a stickler for precise definitions of everything (White, 62)." ... Two of his discourses were specifically famous: one, "On Propriety of Language," was repeatedly alluded to by Plato. ...

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There are many definitions for rhetoric, but in accordance with the ancient Greek philosophy, rhetoric is the art of persuasion, and a rhetorician is one who makes the profession of using rhetoric. ... Socrates in "Plato Gorgias" says, "And if anyone asks of us what sort of persuasion, and about what, - we shall answer, persuasion which teaches the quantity of odd and even" (483). ... Socrates says, "Seeing, then, that not only rhetoric works by persuasion, but other arts do the same, as in the case of a painter" (Plato Gorgias, 483). ...

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Students could then choose to study further in law, medicine, philosophy, or theology. ... Unfortunately, many people do not take advantage of the fact they are blessed with the ability to learn and with resources that others such as, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus and Galileo worked so hard to give us. ...

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