Xenophon

Much of Western philosophy finds its basis in the thoughts and teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. When asking who the most overrated philosopher was/is, one should analyze the amount of time that is spent on the philosophers work and if the ideas are discussed more than they need to be. In this case, I would argue that Plato is the most overrated philosopher. For one, some of his dialogues do not feature himself as a character. Socrates is the main character who is debating with…

Passion coupled with duty can drive nations to prosperity, or if the forces are separate the they can lead to ruin..These forces are so powerful that even the greatest and most powerful societies of today and in the past are swayed by passion and duty’s influence. Those civilizations of the past wrote national epics tackling these forces, two of those books being the Aeneid and the Iliad. The Aeneid discusses four particular civilizations, each of which interact with the forces of passion in…

Socrates is seen as an enigmatic figure of the ancient world. His teachings have brought much wisdom to future philosophers; his teachings directly influenced the lives of his students Plato and Xenophon, who both became great philosophers in their own right. In fact, his knowledge has defined an era, so much so that the philosophers that came before him are now known as pre-Socratic. He is commonly credited as being one of the founders of Western philosophy, greatly increasing our understanding…

the elite and lower classes. The women of Sparta are commonly believed to be unimportant and to have an insignificant role in society. Most primary sources were not from Sparta itself and were usually written by other people such as Plutarch and Xenophon. Pomeroy work on ancient Greek history has led her to try and better understand the women of Sparta. Despite the fact that little is relatively known about Sparta’s society, Pomeroy argues that Spartan women are important and highly influential…

Piecing together the history of the ancient Greeks requires using a number of different sources and references. The ancient historians, such as Herodotus and Thucydides, were not omnipotent and their works did not include every relevant fact about the history of Greece. Because of this need for additional information, modern historians must refer to other sources to gain knowledge about the past. Luckily for them, the Greeks customarily inscribed a great amount of information about their…

doing taks, such as; rigourrosly excersicing and hunting. It is shown that the soldiers are so inspired by Cyru’s leadership and wisdom that his “…army was filled with enthusiasm, ambition, strength, courage, exhortation, self-control, obedience…(Xenophon,pg,. _)” Cyrus has a great level of influence that the traits he excersises on the daily bases are those his army embrace and excersise as well. Willie is greatly attributed throughout the book for the level of speeches he gives to the people,…

Sevastia Moundros Philospohy 110 DLC Why then: Socrates was an important historical figure as a Greek philosopher, he lived between 470-399 B.C. Socrates was disliked by many people but also had many followers. He had a profound influence on Western philosophy along with his students. He was a huge questioner of everything and everyone. He had a distinct style of teaching, he asked question after question, so his students can come to their own understandings. Socrates was eventually accused of…

which was taught to them by other females. They were segregated from the male citizens of Greece, working and living indoors and in an isolated “woman’s chamber”. In the Oeconomicus, written in the fourth century B.C., as a Socratic dialogue, Xenophon describes how Ischomachus, a typical Greek husband, conditioned his wife to be an acceptable manager of the house. Commonly, this type of training was the only form of “education” received by a young Greek woman. “I would very much like you…

SPARTAN POLITICAL ORGANISATION: Additionally, the Lycurgan reforms brought forward a new system of government. Ancient historians Plato and Polybius, described this new form of government as a mix of democratic, monarchist, and oligarchist systems, comprised of multiple organs. The government consisted of the Ekklesia, an assembly for all Spartiates over thirty years of age; the Gerousia, an exclusive body of thirty senior Spartiates; the Ephorate, consisting of five ephors elected by the…

After the Persian wars where Athens and Sparta defeated the Persian empire in 479 BC the golden age of Greece was born an age of great military, political and philosophical advancement. The Peloponnesian Wars were caused by Sparta’s fear of the spread of democracy, coupled with Athenian expansion goals, these great ambitions led to the loss of the Peloponnesian war and brought about the collapse of the Athenian empire. The approach that will be used to examine this is by examining the…