Who Socrates and Alkindi? And....their contribution????

Answer 1

Socrates (Greek: Σωκράτης, invariably anglicized as [ˈsɔkɹətiːz], Sǒcratēs; circa 470–399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher.

Perhaps his most important contribution to Western thought is his dialectic (answering a question with a question) method of inquiry, known as the Socratic Method
& on the foundation for Western philosophy.


Al-Kindi or Ya‘qūb ibn Is′ḥāq al-Kindī (Arabic: يعقوب بن اسحاق الكندي‎) (c. 801–873 CE), also known by the Latinised version of his name Alkindus to the Western world, was a Muslim Arab scientist, philosopher, mathematician, physician, and musician.

Al-Kindi was the first of the Muslim peripatetic philosophers, and is best known for his efforts to introduce philosophy to the Arab world.

Another contributions:
- Optic - 2 major theories of optics appear in the writings of al-Kindi; Aristotelian and Euclidian
- Medicine, there are more than thirty treatises attributed to al-Kindi in the field of medicine,
- Chemistry, as an advanced chemist, he was also an opponent of alchemy; he debunked the myth that simple, base metals could be transformed into precious metals such as gold or silver
- Mathematics, Al-Kindi authored works on a number of important mathematical subjects, including arithmetic, geometry, the Indian numbers, the harmony of numbers, lines and multiplication with numbers, relative quantities, measuring proportion and time, and numerical procedures and cancellation.
- Cryptography, Al-Kindi was a pioneer in cryptanalysis and cryptology.
- Music theory, Al-Kindi was the first great theoretician of music in the Arab-Islamic World




His greatest contribution to the development of Islamic philosophy was his efforts to make Greek thought both accessible and acceptable to a Muslim audience

Answer 2

Socrates argued that to have a meaningful discussion both parties must come to agreement at each step of the way. As another answerer pointed out, he did this by asking questions to get the other party to agree, then, using these premises, both could explore further into the discussion.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkindi