Greek Philosophy

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  1. Thales - Physical
    • First philosopher and created the School of Thought.
    • explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology
    • "Rational Explainations"
  2. 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.
  3. Protagoras - Physical
    No absolutes - Good nor Bad.

    Everything is relative to the individual.
  4. 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?
  5. Plato - idea
    A student of Socrates
  6. Aristotle
    • Women are misformed/deformed men
    •  knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
    • knowledge is based on experience

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