Greek Philosophy

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Greek Philosophy

• Love of Wisdom

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Sophists

• Traveling Teachers in Greece
• Beyond human understanding to know the essense of
  the Universe
• Stressed rhetoric
• True Wisdom perceive and pursue you own good
• Viewed by manyespecially the older citizensas
  dangerous!

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Socrates

• Who are the sophists?
• Socratic Method
• Teachings
• Corrupting the Youth?
• Death
• Legacy

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Plato

• Student of Socrates
• The Apology and The Republic
• The Academy
• Teachings Allegory of the Cave

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Aristotle

• Student of Plato, teacher of Alexander
• People and reality
• Classification of objects
• Happiness ? through moderation

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Epicureanism

• Founded by Epicurus
• During Hellenistic Greece (post-Alexander)
• Humans are free to follow self-interest
• Happiness is the goal of life
• Happiness is achieved through the pursuit of
  pleasure

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Stoicism

• Popular Hellenistic Philosophy
• People achieve happiness by living in harmony
  with the will of god and could bear whatever life
  offered
• Public service is noble be a good citizen!
• VERY POPULAR IN ROME!