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Define philosophy ans philosopher.
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The word philosophy has been derived feom the Greek words 'philo' and 'sophia' which mean love of wisdom or knowledge.
The philosopher is a person who is a lover of wisdom or knowledge. The philosopher raises fundamental questions in his quest of knowledge. |
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Where did the the frst philosophy in the west hve it's roots?
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Colony of Greece in the Miletus city.
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Who are the chief philosophers of this period?
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Thales, Anaximandar, Ananximenes
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Thales
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> Declared water to be the first principle & fundamental cause of this 🌍 world.
> Water 💦 is the cause of this universe and everything returns back to water. >Earth 🌍 too is the product of water. > He could account for all the existence in the world in terms of the three stages of water- liquid, gaseous, solid! > Fundamental source of this universe. |
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Anaximandar
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> According to hime there exists an infinite eternal principle at the the bottom of the universe that is formless.
> He called it ' boundless ' principle. |
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Ananximenes
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> He believed AIR to be the fundamental primary principle of thsi universe.
> He explained reality in terms of air due it's inherent charachteristic if mobility and inner vitality. |
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Heraclitus
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>Declared that relaity is becoming.
>Nothing is permanent. |
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Permenides
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>Ultimate reality must be beyond change.
> Reality is permanent. |
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Democritus
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>Wanted to reveal the true nature of Reality.
>His theory of Realitys is known as Atomism. >According to him reality consists of small,etermal,indestructible, particles called atoms. |
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Who were the prominent personalities among the sophists?
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Prortagoras and Gorgias
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Socrates
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> Used the method of DIALOGUE to discuss various issues with people.
> For example, he explained virtue amd knwoledge( abstract concepts ) bys asking questions and seeking answers during the discussions. > 'Virtue is knwoledge ' |
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Plato
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>The disciple of Socrates.
>Expressed his famous sayings in the form of dialogues suxh as Crito and Phedrous. >He distinguished the world of ideas and world of experience. > World of ideas- reason alone. > World of experience -sense organs. |
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Aristotle
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> Disciple of Plato.
> He wrote Physucs, astronomy, politics, ethics and zoology > Founder of traditional Logic. > Criticised Plato's theory of Ideas 💡 |
