Philosophy Study Notes – Greek Philosophers - The earliest Greek philosophers are sometimes called NATURAL PHILOSOPHERS because they were mainly concerned with the natural world and it’s processes - Pythagoras (570 B.C)‚ Heraclitus (500 B.C)‚ Empedocles (490 B.C.)‚ Zeno (490 B.C.)‚ Parmenides (470 B.C.)‚ Democritus (460 B.C.) = Pre-Socratic - All the earliest philosophers shared the belief that there had to be a certain basic substance at the root of all change Pythagoras - Basic Beliefs:
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Plato- The Theory of Forms Plato (ca.428-ca.347 B.C.E) Socrates Pupil‚ born during the Peloponnesian wars he reaped the benefits of Golden Age and insecurities of the post-war era. Established the first Philosophy school‚ the Academy Wrote dozens of treatises using Socrates dialogue and many of them were actual conversations and others fiction. It’s hard to distinguish his from Socrates since the later wrote nothing. Plato most famous treatise “the Republic”. It asks two questions: “What is
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ancient Greek philosophy should be organized around Socrates and Plato. But the three main ancient Greek philosophers were Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. The Pre Socratic philosophers were more about the natural life philosophies while these three philosophers were more into the people. These three philosophers are intertwined together because Plato was the student of Socrates‚ while Aristotle went to the Academy that Plato founded. Plato used a lot of Socrates teachings and lessons he learned and when
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Matrix essays [philosophy] Explain some of the philosophical issues outlined in the film‚ The Matrix. (AO1) Through the film‚ The Matrix‚ the philosophical idea of epistemology is explored. One aspect of this philosophical issue that is tackles is whether we can trust our senses. In the film Morpheus says: ‘real is simply electrical impulses interpreted by your brain’. Everything we see is just light waves being reflected off objects into our eyes‚ everything we touch stimulates electrical
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Socrates and Zen The differences between Eastern and Western philosophies are very pronounced. Western mentality is generally based upon a rational‚ ordered system of categories that encourage the continual search for truth and knowledge through science or religion. Conversely‚ Eastern mentality maintains that life is a journey towards self-discovery of oneself and the unexplainable universe. However the drastic divide between Eastern and Western thoughts may not have always been so dramatic
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such us existentialism‚ free will and determinism but this essay is focused on epistemology (theory of knowledge). Knowledge and the differences between reality‚ dream or fiction have been discussed by many philosophers such as Socrates‚ Thaetus‚ Plato and Descartes who with discussions‚ rational or empirical thinking‚ tried to approach a distinctive border between these terms. This is a story about a man named Harold Crick. And his wristwatch. Harold Crick is a boring IRS employee who lives a
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or drinking party. This party is for those whose want to discuss a philosophy of love. In the dialogue‚ Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife on his last day before being executed by drinking poison. Beginning of this Symposium‚ Plato is talking with Echecrates about him and other company‚ last time to see Socrates before he drink poison to death of trial. Socrates‚ philosopher as usual he had speeches after he sat up on his bed‚ flexing his leg and rubbing it with his hand. And
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Classical period- Repulse of Persian invasion create lots of creative activity in Greece that was rarely‚ if ever‚ matched anywhere at any time. Achievements of such quality produced during time between Persian retreat and Macedonian conquest justify era’s title as CLASSICAL PERIOD. Ironic because classical suggests calm and serenity‚ but word that best describes the common element present in Greek life‚ thought‚ art‚ and literature in this period is TENSION. Tension- word that best describes common
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Critical Analysis of The Apology of Socrates by Plato Socrates was an orator and philosopher whose primary interests were logic‚ ethics and epistemology. In Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Plato recounts the speech that Socrates gave shortly before his death‚ during the trial in 399 BC in which he was charged with "corrupting the young‚ and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes‚ also being a busybody and intervene gods business". The name of the work itself is not mean what it is
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Analysis of Apology by Plato The Apology is an account by Plato of Socrates’ speech given at his trial in 399 BC. Socrates was an Athenian philosopher accused of two crimes: corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods. In Socrates’ speech‚ he explains to a jury of 501 Athenians why he is not guilty of the crimes he is accused of. He uses a variety of logical arguments to refute his charges yet in the end he is still found guilty and sentenced to death (Grube 21). Socrates’ use of
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