Essays Tagged: "greek philosopher"

Why Socrates should be found Guilty?

Why Socrates should be found guilty?In 470 B. C or 469 B. C a Greek Philosopher named Socrates was born in Athens. He was the son of Sophroniscus who was a sculpt ...

(7 pages) 176 0 2.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Atlantis - Will we ever know?

he father of the modern world's perception of Atlantis is Plato (circa 428-circa 347 b.c.). (1) The Greek philosopher spoke in his works Timaeus and Critias of acontinent in the Atlantic ocean larger ... n the rulers of Atlantis threatened to invade all ofEurope and Asia the Athenians, on behalf of all Greeks, defeated the Atlanteans to avoidenslavement. (4)The works of Plato opened the floodgates to ...

(4 pages) 139 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Pythagoras

w who is considered the first true mathematician? Well, the answer is Pythagoras of Samos. He was a Greek philosopher and religious leader who was responsible for important developments in history in ... music of the spheres. Pythagoreans believed that the earth itself was in motion. This theory upset Greek mathematics, as well as the Pythagoreans' own belief that whole numbers and their ratios could ...

(2 pages) 110 0 1.7 Sep/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Aristotle

- -ARISTOTLE (384 -322 BC) Lu-1ARISTOTLE'S LIFEAristotle, Greek philosopher and scientist, is one of the most famous of ancient philosophers. He was born in S ... reached by the mature male adult of the upper class, not by women, or children, or barbarians (non-Greeks), or manual workers.

(1 pages) 170 1 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Atlantis: We will never know. Speaks also of Plato's work in this

he father of the modern world's perception of Atlantis is Plato (circa 428-circa 347 b.c.). (1) The Greek philosopher spoke in his works Timaeus and Critias of acontinent in the Atlantic ocean larger ... n the rulers of Atlantis threatened to invade all ofEurope and Asia the Athenians, on behalf of all Greeks, defeated the Atlanteans to avoidenslavement. (4)The works of Plato opened the floodgates to ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Aristotle vs. Copernicus

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, who shared with Plato the distinction of being the most famous of a ...

(6 pages) 112 0 4.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Comparison of Tragedies written by Miller and Aristotle

For a story to be a tragedy it has to follow the principles setby Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, or those of Arthur Millerwho is a twentieth century playwright. A tragedy, in Ari ...

(3 pages) 107 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Aristotle's life and achievements

Aristotle was a famous Greek philosopher and scientist that lived from 384 to 322 BC. He is ranked with Socrates and Plato ... ing or event, he thought, has more than one "reason" to explain what, why, and where it is. Earlier Greek thinkers assumed that only one sort of cause could be explanatory, while Aristotle proposed fo ...

(4 pages) 130 0 2.8 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Sophocles, life, teachings, and trial

Socrates was a Greek Philosopher who profoundly affected Western Philosophy through his indirect influence on other ... hy through his indirect influence on others. He first began studying with the Sophists, the ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living, prominent for their adroit ... accurate of Plato's writings on Socrates is probably The Apology. The word "apology" comes from the Greek word for "defense-speech" and does not mean what we think of today as an apology. Plato made t ...

(5 pages) 122 0 3.9 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Biography of the greek mathematician Pythagoras

PythagorasPythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was born in Samos, Ionia around 580 b.c. Thales, who was ano ...

(1 pages) 85 1 4.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Aristotle.

AristotleEssay written by: Benito_mitchellAristotle (384 BC -322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist. Along with his teacher Plato (author of The Republic), A ...

(2 pages) 118 0 4.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Atlantis the Lost Civilization

lth, beauty, and economy. But was it really a city? Did it ever exist, or was it just another great Greek myth? Some researchers believe that Atlantis was similar to the Garden of Eden - a marvelous a ... there really was an Atlantis, may never be found.The source of Atlantis's story came from Plato, a Greek philosopher who lived from circa 427 to 347 BC. He was known as the "father of Western thought ...

(8 pages) 74 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The History of physics.

order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not until during the period of Greek culture that the first systematic treatment of physics started with the use of mechanics. Thal ... ted with the use of mechanics. Thales is often said to have been the first scientist, and the first Greek philosopher. He was an astronomer, merchant and mathematician, and after visiting Egypt he is ...

(5 pages) 80 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Dream Interpretations

ncient Greece dreams were believed to be messages from the gods. In later centuries, Hippocrates (a Greek physician), Aristotle (a Greek philosopher), and Galen (a Greek philosopher) believed that dre ... d and interpreted thousands of dream reports in his book Oreiocritica (meaning "critical dreams" in Greek). His ideas were later abandoned, and no further progress was made in the study of dreams unti ...

(12 pages) 131 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Contrasting the viewpoints between aristotle and galileo methods

rded, authority is often used to justify knowledge. At one time over 2000 years ago, the words of a Greek Philosopher named Aristotle were often referred to as an authority. His words were alone consi ...

(3 pages) 44 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Empedocles

Empedocles the PhilosopherEmpedocles was a Greek doctor, poet and philosopher. He assumed that there must be more than one kind of matter, and ... s the son of Meto, a wealthy citizen and grandson of Empedocles who was a victor in Olympia.He is a Greek philosopher, statesman and a poet and was distinguished for his knowledge of medicine and natu ... irty days. He also played an important role in the development of the western or Sicilian school of Greek medicine. He even cured a plague at the Sicilian city and claimed he was god. One legend from ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

What did Plato contribute to Mathematics?

rly kings of Athens, and Perictione, a distant relative of the 6th century lawmaker Solon. He was a Greek philosopher. Throughout his life, in his Academy, he educated those who would become some of t ...

(2 pages) 62 2 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Aristotle His Life, Works, and Influence

What Greek philosopher and scientist shared with Plato and Socrates the title of being one of the most fa ... ent, he thought, has more than one reason that helps to explain what, why, and where it is. Earlier Greek thinkers had thought that only one sort of cause can be really explanatory; Aristotle said the ... aster and slave are the same. The lyceum library contained a collection of 158 constitutions of the Greek and other states. Aristotle wrote the Constitution of Athens as part of the collection, and af ...

(5 pages) 115 0 3.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Aristotle

Aristotle was born in 384 BC and lived until 322 BC. He was a Greek philosopher and scientist,who shares with Plato being considered the most famous of ancient ph ... " he thought, "has more than one 'reason' that helps to explain what, why, and where it is."Earlier Greek thinkers thought that only one sort of cause can explain itself; Aristotle said four. (Theword ...

(4 pages) 82 1 3.2 Oct/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Should Socrates have taken his death sentence?

Socrates was a great Greek philosopher whose ideas and teaching methods are still known and used even until this day. He ...

(3 pages) 60 0 1.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History