Classical Philosophy
Philosophy took off in the 5th - 4th century B.C, referred as the Classical Philosophy.
- Socrates' major was in Ethics - he concerned about how people should behave, outlining the difference of rightness and wrongness.
- However, Socrates' work was logged by his student - Plato, the most influential philosopher of all time. His work combined the knowledge of Ethics, Metaphysics, Political Philosophy & Epistemology.
- Aristotle, Plato's student, elaborated the philosophy system more comprehensively than Plato. His work influenced on philosophical thinkings, especially ones in the Medieval period.
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Thinker 05: Aristotle
Plato's thoughts were not only linked to his teacher Socrates but even his student Aristotle.
Throughout the last two millennia, Plato's ideas have been repeatedly discussed and criticized by others. It was Aristotle who began this practice.
Aristotle admired Plato a great deal and sa...
Plato: the influential philosopher
Plato was originally named Aristocles (not to be confused with Aristotle). Plato was born in Athens around May 21 in 428 or 427 B.C.
Plato was a student and follower of Socrates. It is through Plato that we are most familiar with Socrates' philosophy. Plato wrote dialogues in which his tea...
Aristotelianism
- Aristotle (384-322B.C.) was a student of Plato and one of the most influential philosophers to date.
- He gave an essential contribution to the development of logic, rhetoric, biology, and – among others – formulated the theories of substance and virtue ethics...
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