Greek Philosophy

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Thales - Physical
- First philosopher and created the School of Thought.
- explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology
- "Rational Explainations"
Pythagoras
- THREE BIG QUESTIONS -
- 1.What does it mean to be human?
- 2.The meaning of truth - What is truth?
- 3.What does it mean to be God like?
- Dualism - Sharp distinction between Spiri and Material.
Protagoras - Physical

No absolutes - Good nor Bad.

Everything is relative to the individual.
Socrates - The Good
- Learning through the art of questioning.
- Once you find the good, you will never choos the evil
- If you know right, why choose bad?
Plato - idea

A student of Socrates
Aristotle
- Women are misformed/deformed men
- knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
- knowledge is based on experience

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Greek Philosophy

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Greek Philosophy

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