Was he the one that started it all?
2006-12-06 17:39:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The uniqueness with Socrates was... he helped people to discover from within, by asking well framed sequential questions... a feat unparalleled so far !
2006-12-06 19:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thales is the recognised father of philosphy. As Socrates left no written works whatsoever it is difficult to say whether he is the most influential figures in Philosophy. Plato uses him as a mouthpiece in his dialogues but it is not certain that he said everything attributed to him. In any event whilst it can be said that he has rightly a elevated position among philosophers I would not agree that he was more influential than Aristotle and, given his method of interrogation I would hesitate to say he could be viewed as the most influential.
2006-12-06 19:18:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were many philosophers before Socrates--often lumped together as the "Pre-Socratics." Parmenides and others. Socrates himself said that everything he knew he learned from Diotima of Mantinea. At least according to Plato.
2006-12-07 01:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by silverside 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go for Immanuel Kant. As he himself said he caused a 'copernican' revolution in philosophy, by saying that the true essence of reality will always be beyond our reach, because our knowledge will always be mediated by our senses and our brain. The greater part of 19th & 20th century philosophy is an answer or an extension to this.
2006-12-07 23:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by maldoror 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VOLTAIRE, was virtually THE advisor, one could almost say, indirectly the ruler, or director of almost all European history in the 1700's, leading advice to Katerine the Great of Russia who strengthened the Russian Empire immensley and improved public life, ushering in civil liberties, and setting the mindset for French Revolution, and influenced Frederick the Great of Prussia (Germany). He had most of the superpowers of Europe interested in his philosophy and changed the course of world history and changed our western civilization forever.
2006-12-06 17:56:37 · answer #5 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MIND THAT SOCREATES WAS GREAT MAN SO WAS PLATO BUT THEN LOOK SAINT AUGUSTINE OR ST.ORIGEN OR ST. FRANCIS BUT WE HAD THE MOST SMARTEST MAN ON EARTH THE MOST EDUCATED THE MOST LOVED AND STILL TO THIS VERY DAY WE LEARN FROM HIM DAILY OUR LIVES ARE CHANGED AND SAVED AND BORN AGAIN IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE BIBLE IS THE MOST REPRINTED BOOK IN ALL THE WORLD THE BEST SELLER HANDS UP TO PRAY AND SHOW THAT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE INFLUENTAIL FIGURE IN ALL LIVES AND I MEAN IN ALL LIVES AMEN REY
2006-12-07 01:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by reynaldo r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why must we always forget eastern philosophy.
2006-12-07 03:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd say so. if not THE most, then ONE of the most influential.
2006-12-06 17:41:20 · answer #8 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next to Mel Brooks, I think so
2006-12-06 17:40:40 · answer #9 · answered by Talamascaa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋