Ancient philosophy

would be hard for him to be self-sufficient without trespassing and getting into trouble. He lived a simple life and believes in not owning anything, while sleeping in some kind of a round barrow. Diogenes would think humankind has improved since the ancient Greece because of the way our society is going. Less is more and people would rather lease homes, cars, boats…etc because of not wanting to be tight…

has been on the minds of many individuals for centuries is “What is a good life”. In philosophy, one could consider the good life to be full of materialistic needs, wealth, family, or a love interest. To others, a good life could be to find inner peace and contentment within simple pleasures. In the “Good Life” reading six philosophers explored the idea of what a good life entailed and even though their philosophies shared many similarities they also had many differences. These philosophers…

Players Socrates Many people knew of Socrates in ancient Greece but few knew the reach his teachings had and how it would impact the world. We don't know much from Socrates himself, many of the informational texts we have about his life were written by his students and playmakers; Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes. Many of the elders Socrates questioned would abandon their aspirations and create schools to teach and spread the ideology of philosophy. Plato, his most famous student, became the…

can live a good, happy life. Although this was his view on life, other philosophers such as his contemporary, Aristotle, had different views of what the purpose of life was. Epicurus was one of the major philosophers during his time. He was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived from 341 BC to 270 BC. Epicurus died from kidney stones. He grew up in an Athenian colony called Samos which is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Epicurus studied under followers of Democritus and Plato. He is also…

Three very influential Philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, became some of the most well known and foundational philosophers to the world of psychology, religion, and philosophy. Through many years of instruction and travels Socrates had developed theories that later influenced Plato’s dialogues and Aristotle’s books. This built the foundation for the Western Style of thinking and psychology. Thousands of psychologists are influenced through their teachers and theories that they develop…

Lucian of Samosata is well known to be the Supreme Ancient Greek Satirist and one of the most famous satirists in European history. He was born at Samosata (Samsat), a small town in the Adyman Province of Turkey on the Euphrates during the Ancient Roman Era. When Lucian was 14 years of age, he began working on his uncle’s statue shop as an apprentice sculptor. When he was on his early apprenticeship he accidentally broke a marble by striking it too hard with his chisel and his uncle gave him…

is not fit to complete the job we don’t expect anyone to lie, to be able to obtain the position. It takes value away from those who actually take the time and effort to complete such things like this. Virtue Ethics is a philosophy developed by Aristotle along with other ancient Greek’s. It is the practice of certain values and virtues of fairness…

The ancient Greek and Roman worlds made important contributions to both religion and philosophy in which they searched for truth, knowledge, and moral values. Greco-Roman philosophy focused on unbiased investigation. Ancient Greek philosophy was the first system of thought to propose rational conception, or ideas, of how the universe came into being and how it is constructed. While the Greco-Roman beliefs were based on polytheism, the Judeo-Christians were monotheistic and approached their God…

Socrates was a Greek philosopher who greatly impacted ancient and modern philosophy. Throughout his native home of Athens, Socrates was hailed as an influential but controversial figure. His honesty and straightforwardness eventually got him into trouble with the Athenian government. In 399 B.C., the Athenian Assembly charged Socrates with disrespecting the gods and corrupting the Athenian youth. Socrates’ trial was well documented by one of his students, Plato, in The Apology. When the jury…

Science has left a huge fingerprint on the world. Although one of the most well-known scientists is not even an actual scientist, he was actually a philosopher. Aristotle was an ancient Greek Philosopher between circa 384- 322b.c.e. Aristotle and fellow Philosophers, Socrates and Plato, were the builders for much of western philosophy. (Biography.com 1) Aristotle was born circa 384b.c.e. in Stagira in northern Greece. He was from a traditional medical family. Aristotle's father, Nicomachus,…