2006-11-02 10:50:47 · 6 answers · asked by tabitha r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Socrates became the model of the philosopher, and also a martyr for it when Athens put him to death for his questioning.
Because they actually wrote their thoughts down, Plato and Aristotle produced the first two complete systems of philosophy, touching on just about every field (ethics, politics, aesthetics, metaphysics, etc.). Many say that all subsequent western philosophy is a footnote to Plato.
2006-11-02 11:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by someone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plato lays the ground for the entire Western philosophy system, he was Aristotle's teacher, so arguably, without Plato, there wouldn't be an Aristotle. Aristotle developed a system that disagreed with Plato's and from both these systems stemmed different philosophies afterwards. Both Plato and Aristotle influenced modern Christianity, especially Catholicism. Neo-Platonic thought was the foundation for St. Augustine as well as St. Justin the Martyr's philosophy, the first being one of the most influential Doctors of the Church. Artistotilian thought, is the foundation of a lot of current Christian philosophy, and was used by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 15th century.. In both cases, those philosophies helped push European thought into a period of relative philosophical stability until the 16th century. Plato and Aristotle lay the foundations of what it means to be a Philosopher, and for the logic of the Greeks that is instilled in us, even as we don't know it. It seems that without knowing other philosophies, we adhere to a lot of these already, because the modern world is based on them.
2006-11-02 23:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Tom R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with such style you have to read read learn learn wow so very much and i like them all the the do open the mind up to things very commom we over look and otherwise would never contiplate on you know what i mean and these guys were smart now allow me to say this to you all!
they were nor are they the smartest ones outhere in their field alright there are many and i bet you 3 of the three got what they have written from a slave hand and wrote down much of what the fellow said and thought out loud!! these folks at there time stole everything even dreams of a nother unfortunate man!
ive always beleive this and someone need to do research into this and i say this because!
who in the world are these guys huh????
prove the works of these men to me!
2006-11-02 19:46:49 · answer #3 · answered by wise 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, today our entire higher education format is based on the Socratic method. Basically you are free to question, and the knowing one will answer, and yet you are still free to question. When you're at a university, you're all about the Socratic method.
2006-11-02 20:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by gunshow25 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Socrates... Socrates set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy.
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2006-11-02 19:08:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mayonaise 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They contributed their respective Wisdom's.
2006-11-02 19:25:43 · answer #6 · answered by STONE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋