Socrates (469-399)
“Socrates wrote nothing, because he thought that knowledge was a living interactive thing.” Socrates questioned many things from a different view, relative so “cross examination”. He called this type of questioning, elenchus. He also came up with the idea that to find the truth, questions must be asked, and you must “conflict with opposing ideas”. Most of the information on Socrates is from Plato. (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/SOCRATES.HTM).
Plato (427-347)
There is a lot of information on Plato, because he wrote much of it down. He even wrote about Socrates and his thinking. He wrote many famous books and dialogues, including The Republic. This was very influential to western civilization. Plato agreed with Socrates thinking, but soon after his death, Plato began creating his own philosophy. “Plato’s thought is the theory of ‘ideas’ or ‘forms’”. (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/PLATO.HTM).
Aristotle (384-322)
Aristotle brought difficult and abstract philosophy to us. He studied under Plato at the Academy, one of the most prestigious schools in Western culture. Plato was a fantastic teacher, but Aristotle disagreed on almost everything he taught. He did not believe in Plato’s thinking. Aristotle thought that knowledge could be acquired through “detailed observation”. This type of knowledge is called empirical. Aristotle wrote a lot, and became one of the most famous philosophers in the world. (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GREECE/ARIST.HTM).
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