In chapter 2, we talked about Greek philosophers in the beginning. Animism is viewing nature as alive (p.29). Anthropomorphism is projecting characteristics of humans onto nature (p.29). Animism and anthropomorphism were both used to try to make sense of life (p.29). Magic was used in the early days, and were supposed to have an effect on spirits (p. 30). Throughout history, humans have invariably had to comprehend, foresee, and have control over nature (p. 30).
Religion in the early days consisted of two theologies, one being Olympian religion, the other being Dionysiac-Orphic religion (p.30). Olympian religion was believing in the Olympian gods. In this religion, the belief was that the “breath-soul” survived death without memories or traits …show more content…
He believed every disorder had natural causes (p.39). A set of philosophers decided there are many truths. They were Sophists. Sophists were expert teachers of eloquence and rationale that believed that communication that was effective controlled if an thought was credited and not the validity of the thought (p.41).
Protagoras was the first and elite of the Sophists. He had a varying theory of becoming than Haraclitus (p.42). Gorgias views showed nihilism because it declared that there’s no impartial route to discovering truth or knowledge (p. 42). Xenophanes believed that the Olympian gods behaved in a way that humans did. He was considered a Sophist. The most debatable thing he did was suggest an elite god with components that weren’t anything like the gods of that time (p. 43).
Socrates used inductive definition. What Socrates looked for was the quintessence of things like justice, and truth (p. 44). It’s not good enough to indicate something; you have to know why it is the way it is. Socrates believed that life’s goal is to obtain knowledge. Plato says that all things in the empirical world are a reflection of forms that are pure that are present in concept . Plato, like Socrates agreed on the idea that knowledge is only attainable by using
Religion in the early days consisted of two theologies, one being Olympian religion, the other being Dionysiac-Orphic religion (p.30). Olympian religion was believing in the Olympian gods. In this religion, the belief was that the “breath-soul” survived death without memories or traits …show more content…
He believed every disorder had natural causes (p.39). A set of philosophers decided there are many truths. They were Sophists. Sophists were expert teachers of eloquence and rationale that believed that communication that was effective controlled if an thought was credited and not the validity of the thought (p.41).
Protagoras was the first and elite of the Sophists. He had a varying theory of becoming than Haraclitus (p.42). Gorgias views showed nihilism because it declared that there’s no impartial route to discovering truth or knowledge (p. 42). Xenophanes believed that the Olympian gods behaved in a way that humans did. He was considered a Sophist. The most debatable thing he did was suggest an elite god with components that weren’t anything like the gods of that time (p. 43).
Socrates used inductive definition. What Socrates looked for was the quintessence of things like justice, and truth (p. 44). It’s not good enough to indicate something; you have to know why it is the way it is. Socrates believed that life’s goal is to obtain knowledge. Plato says that all things in the empirical world are a reflection of forms that are pure that are present in concept . Plato, like Socrates agreed on the idea that knowledge is only attainable by using